Mediterranean
me·di·ter·ranean
noun
adjective
1.
of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea
- “Mediterranean countries”
Origin
From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”) [from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)] + -an.
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