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mare nostrum
[ mah-re nohs-troom; English mair-ee nos-truhm, mahr-ey ]
/ ˈmɑ rɛ ˈnoʊs trʊm; English ˈmɛər i ˈnɒs trəm, ˈmɑr eɪ /
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noun Latin.
our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
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mare liberum, maremma, maremma sheepdog, Mare Nectaris, Marengo, mare nostrum, Mare Nubium, Marenzio, mareograph, marero, Mare Serenitatis
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literally: our sea
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