Aegean

[ ih-jee-uhn ]

/ ɪˈdʒi ən /

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adjective

pertaining to the Aegean Sea or Aegean Islands.

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

the Aegean. Aegean Sea.

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Origin of Aegean

First recorded in 1510–20; from Latin Aegae(us) or directly from Greek Aigaîos + -an

Words nearby Aegean

aedoeagus, Aëdon, Ae.E., Aeëtes, A.E.F., Aegean, Aegean Islands, Aegean Sea, Aegeus, Aegina, Aegir

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How to use Aegean in a sentence

Most of them live in or around Istanbul or on the Aegean coast in the western part of the country.
With New Turkish Liquor Ban, Raki Goes Underground|Thomas Seibert|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 410 B.C., some seven decades after their defeat at Salamis, the Persians jumped back into the “great game” of Aegean rivalry.
Iran Arms Race in Ancient Times Echoes Today|James Romm|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In a secret conclave he called for naval sorties that would set fire to the dockyards of other port cities around the Aegean.
Iran Arms Race in Ancient Times Echoes Today|James Romm|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No more searchlights by night; no more big explosives flying from the Aegean into the Dardanelles!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

The very scene of life was altered: the new singers and listeners dwelt on the Eastern side of the Aegean.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
He fastened them on with wax, and Icarus flying too near the sun, his wings melted and he fell into the Aegean.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
But this catastrophe did not bring the Aegean civilisation to an end.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
They contained many stirrup-vases and other objects of Aegean origin.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for Aegean

Aegean

/ (iːˈdʒiːən) /

adjective

of or relating to the Aegean Sea or Islands

of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands

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