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mare nostrum

[mah-re nohs-troo m; English mair-ee nos-truh m, mahr-ey]
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noun Latin.
  1. our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
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British Dictionary definitions for mare nostrum

mare nostrum

noun
  1. the Latin name for the Mediterranean
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Word Origin

literally: our sea
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