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Aegean

ae·gean

US/iˈd͡ʒi.ən/ rare
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

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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

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1.

of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization

2.

of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea

  • “Aegean islands”

Origin

Derived from Latin aegaeus (from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”)) + English -an. The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).

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