Mediterranean
/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/
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British/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹɛjnɪjən/
Mediterranean adjective: of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region. Also the ellipsis of the Mediterranean Sea.
Adjective
Mediterranean (comparative more Mediterranean, superlative most Mediterranean)
- Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
Proper noun
the Mediterranean
- A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and West Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
- vacationing in the Mediterranean
Noun
Mediterranean (countable and uncountable, plural Mediterraneans)
- Synonym of Mediterranid.
- Synonyms:
- Mediterranid
Also used as
Mediterranean is also the ellipsis of the Mediterranean Sea.
Mediterranean is also the ellipsis of Mediterranean food.
Mediterranean meaning in Hindi, Malay, Indonesian and Persian
Mediterranean in Hindi
- of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- भूमध्य bhūmadhya
Mediterranean in Malay
- of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- mediteranean
Mediterranean in Indonesian
- region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterania
Mediterranean in Persian
- of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- مدیترانهای meditarâne-'i
More languagesFewer languages
- Mediterranean in Thai
- เมดิเตอร์เรเนียน mee-dì-dtəə-ree-niian
- Mediterranean in Vietnamese
- Địa Trung Hải
Synonyms of Mediterranean
Forms of Mediterranean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Mediterranean |
| superlative | most Mediterranean |
| Noun | |
| plural | Mediterraneans |
Origin of Mediterranean
From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”, from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)) + -an.
Words formed from Mediterranean
- familial Mediterranean fever
- medicane
- Mediterranean anchovy
- Mediterranean anemia
- Mediterranean back
- Mediterranean basin
- Mediterranean blue
- Mediterranean climate
- Mediterranean coast fever
- Mediterranean cypress
- Mediterranean Deep Water
- Mediterranean diet
- Mediterranean disease
- Mediterranean dwarf palm
- Mediterranean eddy
- Mediterranean erythematous fever
- Mediterranean exanthematous fever
- Mediterranean fan palm
- Mediterranean fever
- Mediterranean flour moth
- Mediterranean forest
- Mediterranean front
- Mediterranean fruit fly
- Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean gecko
- Mediterranean gull
- Mediterranean hackberry
- Mediterranean-hemoglobin E disease
- Mediterranean house gecko
- Mediterranean Irish
- Mediterranean Irishman
- Mediterraneanise
- Mediterraneanize
- Mediterranean lens
- Mediterranean lenses
- Mediterranean lingua franca
- Mediterranean lymphoma
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Mediterraneanness
- Mediterranean outflow
- Mediterranean parrotfish
- Mediterranean pine
- Mediterranean race
- Mediterranean recluse spider
- Mediterranean region
- Mediterranean Revival
- Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterranean shearwater
- Mediterranean snapdragon
- Mediterranean spearfish
- Mediterranean spotted fever
- Mediterranean Squadron
- Mediterranean States
- Mediterranean Station
- Mediterranean stinkbush
- Mediterranean stone pine
- Mediterranean strawflower
- Mediterranean Theater of Operations
- Mediterranean theileriosis
- Mediterranean triad
Phrases with Mediterranean
- Red Mediterranean
- Blue Mediterranean
- mediterranean seas
- Mediterranean wood
- Mediterranean diets
- Mediterranean gulls
- Mediterranean pines
- Mediterranean water
- Mediterranean eddies
- Mediterranean medlar
- Mediterranean anemias
- Mediterranean medlars
24 more phrasesFewer phrases
- American Mediterranean
- Mediterranean climates
- Mediterranean diseases
- Mediterranean Irishmen
- Mediterranean anchovies
- Mediterranean cypresses
- Mediterranean fan palms
- green Mediterranean diet
- Key of the Mediterranean
- Mediterranean monk seals
- green Mediterranean diets
- Mediterranean flour moths
- Mediterranean fruit flies
- Mediterranean hackberries
- Mediterranean shearwaters
- Mediterranean snapdragons
- Mediterranean water shrew
- American Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterranean house geckos
- Mediterranean house geckoes
- familial Mediterranean fevers
- Mediterranean recluse spiders
- Mediterranean tropical cyclone
- Mediterranean tropical cyclones
Questions about Mediterranean
- What does Mediterranean mean?
- Mediterranean means of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
- What is Mediterranean in Hindi?
- Mediterranean in Hindi is भूमध्य (bhūmadhya). See Mediterranean meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Mediterranean?
- Mediterranean can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Mediterranean?
- Mediterranean is pronounced /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/ (UK).
Words near Mediterranean in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Mediterranean (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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