mediterranean Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
    Mediterranean Sea.
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea
    • Mediterranean countries

WordNet

Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an adjective
Etymology
L. mediterraneus; medius middle + terra land. See Mid, and Terrace.
Definitions
  1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
  2. Inland; remote from the ocean. Obs.
    Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime. Holland.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.

Webster 1913