mediterranean
adjectiveSurrounded nearly or completely by dry land. Used of large bodies of water, such as lakes or seas.
In the midst of an expanse of land; away from the sea; inland.
Nearly or quite surrounded by land; existing in the midst of inclosing land; confined or cut off by a bordering of land: used specifically [capitalized] as the name of the sea between Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, or (substantively) the Mediterranean, and rarely otherwise.
[capitalized] Pertaining to, situated on or near, or dwelling about the Mediterranean Sea: as, the Mediterranean currents; the Mediterranean countries or races.
Same as
Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land.
adjectiveInland; remote from the ocean.
adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or on the adjacent lands
nounthe largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea