Mediterranean Sea

American  

noun

1. a sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2,400 miles (3,865 kilometers) long; 1,145,000 square miles (2,965,550 square kilometers); greatest known depth 14,436 feet (4,400 meters).

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Mediterranean Sea British  

noun

1. Ancient name: Mare Internum.  a large inland sea between S Europe, N Africa, and SW Asia: linked with the Atlantic by the Strait of Gibraltar, with the Red Sea by the Suez Canal, and with the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara, and Bosporus; many ancient civilizations developed around its shores. Greatest depth: 4770 m (15 900 ft). Length: (west to east) over 3700 km (2300 miles). Greatest width: about 1370 km (850 miles). Area: (excluding the Black Sea) 2 512 300 sq km (970 000 sq miles)

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Mediterranean Sea Cultural  

1. Sea surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Etymology

Origin of Mediterranean Sea

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

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Mediterranean Sea

Alternatively, stick to Europe and watch from the Rock of Gibraltar, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, where you can expect more than 4 minutes of totality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

In Spain, where the total eclipse will be best viewed, the shadow will cross the country diagonally from the northern Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea, where it will vanish at around 1830 GMT.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Now, the country is pivoting toward yet another workaround, this time looking north to the Mediterranean Sea to export its crude.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

"From this far-flung corner of Europe on the Mediterranean Sea, one can more clearly perceive the momentous challenge that the phenomenon of migration poses to European societies," the Pope told Catholics on the island.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

And that was just towing it across the Mediterranean Sea.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman