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Aegean Sea

American  

noun

  1. an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey.


Aegean Sea British  

noun

  1. an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Aegean Sea Cultural  
  1. An arm of the Mediterranean Sea off southeastern Europe between Greece and Turkey.


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This sea was a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete, Greece, Rome, and Persia (now Iran).

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Their family made the perilous journey across the Aegean Sea in 2015, and the sisters saved other people from drowning along the way.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

"How could I go with him in that boat?" she asks herself, remembering how they crossed the Aegean Sea with 60 others, packed in a small boat.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

Powell could have bailed for friends, drinks on ice, the Aegean Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

When his team first observed these in the genome in 2014, Dr. Lomvardas dubbed them "Greek Islands" because they reminded him of islands in the Aegean Sea.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

They spent the winter of 33-32 BCE in the port city of Ephesus on the Aegean Sea.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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