Mediterranean

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an1 /ˌmedətəˈreɪniən◂/ noun  a) the Mediterranean the Mediterranean Sea 地中海SG b) the area of southern Europe that surrounds the Mediterranean Sea 地中海地区

Related topics: Geography

Mediterranean2 adjective  SGrelating to the Mediterranean Sea, or typical of the area of southern Europe around it 地中海的；地中海地区的；地中海地区特有的 a Mediterranean country 地中海国家 a plant normally only found in a Mediterranean climate 通常只在地中海气候下才有的一种植物

Examples from the Corpus

Mediterranean• a cruise along the Mediterranean coast• Mediterranean cuisine

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Mediterranean

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See main entry: Mediterranean Sea, the

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Med‧i‧ter‧ra‧ne‧an¹ /ˌmedətəˈreɪniən◂, ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən◂/ noun
  a. the Mediterranean the Mediterranean Sea
  b. the area of southern Europe that surrounds the Mediterranean Sea

III

Mediterranean² adjective
relating to the Mediterranean Sea, or typical of the area of southern Europe around it:
    a Mediterranean country
    a plant normally only found in a Mediterranean climate

Medi·ter·ra·neanBrE /ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən/ 🔊 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