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adj
Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization in that region.
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Usage: not-comparable
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name
A sea between Greece and Anatolia north of Crete; a lobe of the Mediterranean; in full, Aegean Sea.
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name
An age from 245 ± 1.5 to 244 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A shorthaired domestic cat originating from the Cyclades; an Aegean cat.
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adjective
of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea
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adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Aegean Sea
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Broader terms: sea
History
Derived from Latin aegaeus (from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”)) + English -an. The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).
Across languages
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