Mediterranean

/ˌmɛd.ɪ.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/ adjective, noun

Definition

As an adjective, Mediterranean refers to the sea surrounded by Europe, Africa, and Asia, or to the countries and cultures around it. As a noun, it can mean the Mediterranean Sea itself or the region.

Etymology

From Latin “mediterraneus” meaning 'in the middle of land', from “medius” 'middle' and “terra” 'land, earth'. Romans used it to describe a sea almost entirely enclosed by land. The term later became a proper name for that specific region.

Kelly Says

Mediterranean literally means 'in the middle of the land'—from the viewpoint of the ancient Romans looking out from their empire. Many other large inland seas have been called 'Mediterranean seas' in geography, but this one grabbed the capital M.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምህረት ባሕር
mih-ret ba-hir
ARالعربية
المتوسط (al-bahr al-muwasit)
al-ba-har al-moo-wa-sit
BNবাংলা
মধ্যসাগর
madhya-sa-gar
CACatalà
Mar Mediterrani
mar meh-dee-te-ra-nee
CSČeština
Středozemní moře
stred-o-zem-nee more
DADansk
Middelhavet
mid-del-ha-vet
DEDeutsch
mediterran
meh-dee-te-ra-ni
ELΕλληνικά
Μεσογειακό Πέλαγος
meh-so-ya-kee-o pe-la-gos
ESEspañol
mediterráneo
meh-dee-ter-ra-neh-oh
FAفارسی
دریای مدیترانه
da-ree-yeh meh-dee-te-ra-neh
FISuomi
Välimeri
va-li-me-ri
FRFrançais
méditerranéen
meh-dee-te-ra-ne-en
GUGU
મિડિટરિનેયન સમુદ્ર
mid-di-te-ri-ne-yan sa-mu-dhr
HAHA
Lake Chad
lake chad
HEעברית
ים התיכון (yam ha-teichon)
yam ha-tee-chon
HIहिन्दी
मध्यसागर
madhya-sa-gar
HUMagyar
Földközi-tenger
foeld-ko-zee-ten-ger
IDBahasa Indonesia
Laut Tengah
laut-tengah
IGIG
Osimi Mediterranean
oh-see-mee meh-dee-te-ra-nee-an
ITItaliano
mediterraneo
meh-dee-te-ra-nee-oh
JA日本語
地中海 (ちかいかん)
chi-ka-i-kan
KKKK
Арал теңізі
Aral ten-i-zi
KMKM
ទន្លេ មេឌីតារ៉ា
ton-le meh-dee-ta-ra
KO한국어
지중해 (jijunghae)
jee-jung-hae
MSBahasa Melayu
Laut Tengah
laut-tengah
MYမြန်မာ
မယ်တိတ် ကျယ်
may-tayt kye
NLNederlands
Middellandse Zee
mid-del-land-se zee
NONorsk
Middelhavet
mid-del-ha-vet
PAPA
ਮੇਡੀਟરેਨੀਅਨ ਸਾਗર
meh-dee-te-ra-nee-an sa-agar
PLPolski
Morze Śródziemne
mor-ze shro-dziem-ne
PTPortuguês
mediterrâneo
meh-dee-te-ra-neh-oh
RORomână
Marea Mediterană
ma-rea meh-dee-te-ra-na
RUРусский
Средиземноморский
Sredizemnomorskiy
SVSvenska
Medelhavet
meh-del-ha-vet
SWKiswahili
Bahari ya Mediterania
bah-ha-ree ya meh-dee-te-ra-nee-ah
TAதமிழ்
இந்தியப் பெருங்கடல்
in-thee-yap pe-ru-nga-ka-tal
TEతెలుగు
మధ్యసముద్రం
madhya-sa-mu-dhr-am
THไทย
ทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียน
ta-lae-meh-dee-te-reh-nee-an
TLTL
Dagat Mediteraneo
da-gat meh-dee-te-ra-ne-oh
TRTürkçe
Akdeniz
Ak-den-iz
UKУкраїнська
Середземне море
Sered-zem-ne more
URاردو
بحیرہ روم
ba-heera rohm
VITiếng Việt
Biển Địa Trung Hải
bee-en-dee-a-trung-hai
YOYO
Ọwọ̀ Ẹ̀dẹ̀
oh-wo-e de
ZH中文
地中海 (dìzhōnghǎi)
dee-joh-ng-hai
ZUZU
Isimangaliso Seaboard
ee-see-man-ga-lee-so see-board

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