Translate Mediterranean | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of Mediterranean
adjective
of or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea, the countries bordering it, or their inhabitants:a leisurely Mediterranean cruise our temperatures are Mediterranean relating to or denoting a dark-complexioned human physical type found in some Mediterranean countries: she had curly hair and warm Mediterranean colouring
noun
1 (
the Mediterranean)
the Mediterranean Sea or the countries bordering it: a permanent American naval presence in the Mediterranean feta is made throughout the eastern Mediterranean
2a native of a Mediterranean country: an admiring audience of Mediterraneans
