Adriatic
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/
Adjective

Adriatic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea
    • 1594 — Wiliam Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, i 2
      She moves me not, or not removes, at least,
      Affection's edge in me, were she as rough
      As are the swelling Adriatic seas:
Translations Proper noun
  1. (usually with "the") The Adriatic Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans.
    • 1818 — Lord Byron, Beppo
      Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic,
      And made some voyages, too, in other seas,
    • 1909 — Bram Stoker, The Lady of the Shroud
      A strange story comes from the Adriatic.
    • 1946 — Winston Churchill, Iron Curtain Speech, (5 March)
      From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.



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