mare nostrum

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

noun Latin.

our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.

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British Dictionary definitions for mare nostrum

mare nostrum

noun

the Latin name for the Mediterranean

Word Origin

literally: our sea

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