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Aegean Sea

/əˈdʒi.ən ˈsi/

Aegean Sea proper noun: a sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean.

Proper noun

the Aegean Sea

  1. A sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean.
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Aegean Sea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Aegean Sea in Hindi

sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
ईजियन सागर ījiyan sāgar

Aegean Sea in Tamil

sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
ஏஜியன் கடல் ējiyaṉ kaṭal

Aegean Sea in Marathi

sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
एजियन समुद्र ejiyan samudra

Aegean Sea in Bengali

sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
এজিয়ান সাগর ejiẏan śagor
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Aegean Sea in Telugu
ఎజియన్ సముద్రం ejiyan samudraṁ
Aegean Sea in Malayalam
ഈജിയൻ കടൽ ījiyaṉ kaṭal
Aegean Sea in Kannada
ಈಜಿಯನ್ ಸಮುದ್ರ ījiyan samudra
Aegean Sea in Punjabi
ਈਜੀਅਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ījīana samundar
Aegean Sea in Odia
ଏସିଆନ ସାଗର esiāna sāgara
Aegean Sea in Arabic
بَحْر إِيجَة baḥr ʔīja
Aegean Sea in Malay
Laut Aegea
Aegean Sea in Indonesian
Laut Aegea
Aegean Sea in Persian
دریای اژه daryâ-ye eže
Aegean Sea in Thai
ทะเลอีเจียน tá-lee ii-jiian
Aegean Sea in Vietnamese
biển Aegea
Aegean Sea in Myanmar
အေဂျင်ပင်လယ် egyangpanglai

Forms of Aegean Sea

alternative formAegaean Sea
alternative form (archaic)Ægæan Sea

Origin of Aegean Sea

Partial calque of Latin Aegaeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos).

Questions about Aegean Sea

What does Aegean Sea mean?
Aegean Sea means a sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean.
What is Aegean Sea in Hindi?
Aegean Sea in Hindi is ईजियन सागर (ījiyan sāgar). See Aegean Sea meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aegean Sea?
Aegean Sea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aegean Sea?
Aegean Sea is pronounced /əˈdʒi.ən ˈsi/ (US).

Words near Aegean Sea in the dictionary

  1. Aegeae
  2. Aegean
  3. Aegean cat
  4. Aegean cats
  5. Aegean Islands
  6. Aegean Sea
  7. Aegeanness
  8. Aegeans
  9. Aegen
  10. Aegenwulf
  11. Aegeo-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Aegean Sea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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