1. mediterranean - Noun
2. mediterranean - Adjective
Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
Inland; remote from the ocean.
Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo the present writer a careful study of the facts now available seems to leave no doubt that civilization was born at the southeast corner of the Mediterranean. James Henry Breasted
I think it was lucky that during most of the work on the Odyssey I lived on Homer's sea in houses that were, in one case, shaken by the impact of the Mediterranean winter storms on the rocks below. Robert Fitzgerald
In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time. Tahar Ben Jelloun
I don't have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields. Queen Latifah
It also occurred to him that throughout history, humankind has told two stories: the story of a lost ship sailing the Mediterranean seas in quest of a beloved isle, and the story of a god who allows himself to be crucified on Golgotha. Jorge Luis Borges
Italy as you know is the closest neighbour of both Tunisia and Libya so we are extremely concerned about the repercussions on the migratory situation in the southern Mediterranean. Franco Frattini