Aegean
Americanadjective
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pertaining to the Aegean Sea or Aegean Islands.
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pertaining to or denoting the prehistoric civilization that preceded the historic Hellenic period and flourished on the various islands and nearby regions of the Aegean Sea, as at Crete and Argolis.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to the Aegean Sea or Islands
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of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands
Etymology
Origin of Aegean
First recorded in 1510–20; from Latin Aegae(us) or directly from Greek Aigaîos + -an
Example Sentences
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The Aegean Sea appeared calm as Austin Croteau waited to board her ferry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
By 1453 the Roman Empire’s domain had been reduced to Constantinople and some thin strips of coastal territory outside the city, as well as a few Aegean islands and the Peloponnese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fires on Paros and Andros, scattered across the Aegean.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fires were also burning on the islands of Paros, Kalymnos and Andros in Aegean sea but "the situation is better", according to the fire service.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Before him, such a form of colonization had been used in the fifth century by the Athenians, who planted citizen estates in troublesome areas of their Aegean empire.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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