Adriatic Sea

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula.

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Adriatic Sea British  

noun

1. an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula

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Adriatic Sea Cultural  

1. An arm of the Mediterranean Sea bordered by Italy to the west and north, and Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, and Albania to the east.

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Example Sentences

In the predawn hours of March 13, 1944, a Halifax bomber flew across the black waters of the Adriatic Sea carrying four Jewish paratroopers equipped with submachine guns, pistols and knives.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Ford strike group had been operating in the Adriatic Sea when it was ordered on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal

Higher temperatures in the Adriatic Sea are encouraging invasive species such as the poisonous lionfish, while also causing further stress on alpine glaciers that are already shrinking at record rates.

From BBC

Earlier this year, the Albanian tourism ministry acknowledged it received an investment project application from Affinity Partners to turn a former military base on Sazan Island in the Adriatic Sea into a resort.

From Seattle Times

Around 70% of LNG shipments from Qatar that were headed for Italy’s major terminal on the Adriatic Sea were canceled in January.

From Seattle Times