adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹɛjnɪjən/
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US:/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən/
US:[mɛɾɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən]
US:[mɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnjən]
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˌmedətəˈɹæɪni.ən/
Scotland:/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɾene.ən/
Scotland:/-nɪ.ən/
Scotland:/-ni.ən/
Wales:/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɾeːni.ən/
CMU ARPABET:M EH2 D AH0 T ER0 EY1 N IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of the Mediterranean Sea: a sea between Europe and Africa, an inland branch of the Atlantic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and West Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
vacationing in the Mediterranean
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of Mediterranid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mediterranid
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Ellipsis of Mediterranean food, a style of food originating from the (often European or Near Eastern, as opposed to African) lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Mediterranean countries
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mediterranean Sea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sea
Narrower terms: mare nostrum
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin mediterrāneus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mediterranean From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”) [from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)] + -an.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
mesdhetar
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Armenian:
միջերկրական
(miǰerkrakan)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Asturian:
mediterraneu
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Belarusian:
міжземнаморскі
(mižzjemnamórski)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Catalan:
mediterrani
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Czech:
středozemní
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Czech:
středomořský
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Dutch:
mediterraan
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Esperanto:
mediteranea
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Finnish:
välimerellinen
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Finnish:
Välimeren
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
French:
méditerranéen
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Galician:
mediterráneo
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Georgian:
ხმელთაშუაზღვისპირა
(xmeltašuazɣvisṗira)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Georgian:
ხმელთაშუა ზღვის
(xmeltašua zɣvis)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Georgian:
ხმელთაშუა
(xmeltašua)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
German:
mediterran
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Greek:
μεσογειακός
(mesogeiakós)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Hebrew:
ים תיכוני
(yám-tikhoní)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Hindi:
भूमध्य
(bhūmadhya)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Hungarian:
mediterrán
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Irish:
Meánmhara
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Irish:
Meánmhuirí
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Italian:
mediterraneo
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Latin:
mediterraneus
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Macedonian:
средоземен
(sredozemen)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Macedonian:
средоземноморски
(sredozemnomorski)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Macedonian:
медитера́нски
(mediteránski)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Malay:
mediteranean
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Maltese:
Mediterran
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Occitan:
mediterranèu
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Pannonian Rusyn:
штредожемни
(štredožemni)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Pannonian Rusyn:
стредожемни
(stredožemni)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Pannonian Rusyn:
медитерански
(mediteranski)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Persian:
مدیترانهای
(meditarâne-'i)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Polish:
śródziemnomorski
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Portuguese:
mediterrânico
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Portuguese:
mediterrâneo
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Romanian:
mediteranean
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Romanian:
mediteran
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Russian:
средиземноморский
(sredizemnomorskij)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Russian:
средиземный
(sredizemnyj)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Serbo-Croatian:
mediteran
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Sicilian:
miditirraniu
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Spanish:
mediterráneo
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Swedish:
medelhavs-
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Swedish:
mediterran
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Ukrainian:
середземномо́рський
(seredzemnomórsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Vietnamese:
Địa Trung Hải
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Volapük:
Zänodamelik
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Yiddish:
מיטלענדיש
(mitlendish)
— of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Catalan:
conca del Mediterrani
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Czech:
Středomoří
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Dutch:
Middellandse Zee
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Finnish:
Välimeren alue
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
French:
Bassin méditerranéen
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
French:
Monde méditerranéen
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Galician:
rexión mediterránea
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Greek:
Μεσόγειος
(Mesógeios)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Indonesian:
Mediterania
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Macedonian:
Медитера́н
(Mediterán)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Macedonian:
Средоземје
(Sredozemje)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Pannonian Rusyn:
Медитеран
(Mediteran)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Pannonian Rusyn:
Штредожемє
(Štredožemje)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Pannonian Rusyn:
Стредожемє
(Stredožemje)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Polish:
Śródziemnomorze
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Portuguese:
região do Mediterrâneo
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Portuguese:
Mediterrâneo
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Russian:
Средиземномо́рье
(Sredizemnomórʹje)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Thai:
เมดิเตอร์เรเนียน
(mee-dì-dtəə-ree-niian)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Ukrainian:
Середземномо́р'я
(Seredzemnomórʺja)
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Welsh:
Canoldir
— region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
