Adriatic
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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To the east, the Adriatic Sea separates Italy from the partially visible Balkan Peninsula.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Villages near the Adriatic city of Split were struck by the blaze, which coursed through pine forest-lined hillside, causing extensive damage to homes and cars.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
An ambitious plan backed by Jared Kushner to build a high-end luxury complex along Albania’s Adriatic coastline has sparked widespread protests and an investigation by the country’s organized-crime prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
More than 400 people in Italy were evacuated by sea Sunday as a wildfire swept through parts of the southern Adriatic coast, with several hundred more expected to be rescued, the coastguard said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
With a millisecond to spare, he’d summoned the winds and avoided becoming a floating patch of demigod grease on the surface of the Adriatic.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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