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Meaning of AEGEAN

Pronunciation:  i'jeeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
  2. [adj]  of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean islands"
  3. [adj]  of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
 
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 Synonyms: Aegean Sea
 
 See Also: Aegean island, Lemnos, Limnos, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, sea

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\[AE]*ge"an\, a. [L. Aegeus; Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea,
east of Greece. See {Archipelago}.
 
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