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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Med·i·ter·ra·nean DATE 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea b. of, relating to, or characteristic of the peoples, lands, or cultures bordering the Mediterranean Sea 2. not capitalized [Latin mediterraneus, from medius middle + terraland — more at terrace ] : enclosed or nearly enclosed with land3. of or relating to a group or physical type of the Caucasian race characterized by medium or short stature, slender build, dolichocephaly, and dark complexion English Etymology Mediterranean c.1400, from L.L. Mediterraneum mare "Mediterranean Sea" (7c.), from L. mediterraneus "midland;" original sense being of "sea in the middle of the earth," from medius "middle" (see medial) + terra "land, earth" (see terrain). The O.E. name was Wendel-sæ, so called for the Vandals, Gmc. tribe that settled on the southwest coast of it after the fall of Rome. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 Mediterranean Medi·ter·ra·nean / 7meditE5reiniEn / adjective[only before noun] connected with the Mediterranean Sea or the countries and regions that surround it; typical of this area 地中海的: a Mediterranean country 地中海国家 a Mediterranean climate 地中海气候 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged med·i·ter·ra·nean I. \|medətə|rānēən, -nyən\ adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin mediterraneus, from medi- + -terraneus (from terra land); in other senses, from the Mediterranean, large inland sea enclosed by southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa — more at terrace 1. : enclosed or nearly enclosed with land < it is a sea nearly as mediterranean as that which lies between Africa and Europe — Waldo Frank > 2. usually capitalized a. : of, relating to, characteristic of, or situated near the Mediterranean sea b. : of or relating to the peoples or lands about the Mediterranean sea 3. archaic : situated inland 4. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or being the subdivision of the Palaearctic region that includes southern Europe, Persia, Asia Minor, northern Arabia, and Africa north of the Sahara 5. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or being a region with a climate that is marked by mild moist winters and warm to hot dry summers 6. usually capitalized : of or relating to the Mediterranean subrace or physical type of the Caucasian race characterized by medium or short stature, slender build, dolichocephaly, and dark complexion— compare alpine , armenoid , dinaric , nordic II. noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Mediterranean sea; in sense 2, from mediterranean (I) 1. : a landlocked sea 2. usually capitalized : a person having Mediterranean physical characteristics |
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