med|i|ter|ra|ne|an

med|i|ter|ra|ne|an
med|i|ter|ra|ne|an «MEHD uh tuh RAY nee uhn, -RAY yuhn», adjective.
nearly or entirely enclosed by land; land-locked.
╂[< Latin mediterrāneus (< medius middle (of) + terra land, earth) + English -an]
Med|i|ter|ra|ne|an «MEHD uh tuh RAY nee uhn, -RAYN yuhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with the Mediterranean Sea or the lands around it.
1. of or having to do with a class of chicken that includes Leghorns, Blue Andalusians, and Minorcas.
–n.
1. one of the generally recognized principal subgroups of the Caucasoid or Caucasian racial group, chiefly found on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, and characterized by dark eyes, hair, and skin, narrow nose and head, and relatively short stature.
2. a member of this group.
╂[< Late Latin (mare) Mediterrāneum Mediterranean (Sea)]

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