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Ionian Sea

American  

noun

  1. an arm of the Mediterranean between S Italy, E Sicily, and Greece.


Ionian Sea British  

noun

  1. the part of the Mediterranean Sea between SE Italy, E Sicily, and Greece

"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

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"It was not very deep - but it was very early in the season and it was stagnant and stayed over the south Ionian Sea for four, five days."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

Local and foreign tourists watched an army helicopter collect water from the Ionian Sea to pour on the blaze, although most were continuing their vacations unhindered.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2023

The coast guard said in a statement that overcrowding on two vessels and adverse sea and weather conditions had complicated rescue operations that began on Friday in the Ionian Sea off Calabria.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023

On Sunday, firefighter divers spotted a further body in the Ionian Sea and were working to bring it ashore, state TV said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2023

They veered southwest until they reached the coast, then splashed down in the Ionian Sea.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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