mediterranean sea
see also: Mediterranean Sea
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌmɛ.dɪ.təˈɹeɪ.nɪ.ən ˈsiː/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.ni.ən ˈsi/, /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.njən ˈsi/
Noun

mediterranean sea (plural mediterranean seas)

  1. (oceanography) A mostly enclosed#Adjective|enclosed sea that has limited#Adjective|limited exchange#Noun|exchange of deep#Adjective|deep water#Noun|water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than wind#Noun|winds.
    • 1733, Philip Miller, “SUN ↗”, in The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, […], 2nd edition, London: Printed for the author; and sold by C[harles] Rivington, […], OCLC 429215710 ↗, column 1:
      This will account for the Caſpian Sea being always at a Stand, and neither waſting or overflowing; and alſo for the Current ſaid to ſet always in at the Streights of Gibraltar, notwithſtanding that thoſe Mediterranean ſeas receive ſo many, and ſo conſiderable Rivers.
Related terms Translations
Mediterranean Sea
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌmɛ.dɪ.təˈɹeɪ.nɪ.ən ˈsiː/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.ni.ən ˈsi/, /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.njən ˈsi/
Proper noun
  1. The sea between Europe and Africa.
    Synonyms: Great Sea, Hinder Sea, Sea of the Philistines, The Sea, Western Sea
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