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Mediterranean climate
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noun
a climate having sunny, hot, dry summers and rainy winters.
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Also called etesian climate.
Origin of Mediterranean climate
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby Mediterranean climate
Medit., meditate, meditation, meditative, Mediterranean, Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean diet, Mediterranean fever, Mediterranean flour moth, Mediterranean fruit fly, Mediterranean Sea
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