mare nostrum

[ mah-re nohs-troo m; English mair-ee nos-truh m, mahr-ey ]

/ ˈmɑ rɛ ˈnoʊs trʊm; English ˈmɛər i ˈnɒs trəm, ˈmɑr eɪ /

noun Latin.

our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.

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mare humorum, mare imbrium, mare island, mare liberum, mare nectaris, mare nostrum, mare nubium, mare serenitatis, mare sirenum, mare tranquillitatis, mare tyrrhenum

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British Dictionary definitions for mare nostrum

mare nostrum

/ Latin (ˈmɑːreɪ ˈnɒstrʊm) /

noun

the Latin name for the Mediterranean

Word Origin for mare nostrum

literally: our sea

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