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Phrases 95
- Mediterranean SeaThe sea between Europe and Africa.
- Mediterranean gullIchthyaetus melanocephalus, a small gull of the Western Palearctic.
- Mediterranean climateA climate that is typical of the region around the Mediterranean Sea, characterized by mild, moist winters and hot, dry summers, which is also found in certain other temperate regions around the world.
- Mediterranean flour mothAny of species Ephestia kuehniella of moths that feeds on grain.
- Mediterranean parrotfishSparisoma cretense, a relatively common species of scarid fish found in the Mediterranean.
- Mediterranean Lingua FrancaSabir, the pidgin Italian-based lingua franca spoken along the Mediterranean to facilitate trade from the 11th to the 19th centuries.
- Mediterranean house geckoHemidactylus turcicus, a species of small gecko native to the Mediterranean region, from which it has spread to many parts of the world.
- Mediterranean basinThe region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- Mediterranean GamesA multisport event held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe.
- Mediterranean raceAn obsolete racial classification of humans based on the now-disproven theory of biological race.
- Mediterranean regionSynonym of Mediterranean basin: The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- Mediterranean StationSynonym of Mediterranean Squadron: A squadron of the United States Navy that operated in the Mediterranean Sea in the 19th century.
- Mediterranean dietAny variant of a diet (food intake) traditionally typical of that eaten by people in the Mediterranean region (with olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits and vegetables, etc. and limited meat other than fish); thought to increase …
- Mediterranean RevivalA style introduced in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries in the 19th century, incorporating references to Spanish Renaissance, Spanish Colonial, Italian Renaissance, French Colonial, Beaux-Arts, Moorish architecture …
- Mediterranean fruit flyA fruit fly of species Ceratitis capitata, capable of wreaking extensive crop damage.
- Mediterranean SquadronA squadron of the United States Navy that operated in the Mediterranean Sea in the 19th century.
- Mediterranean Theater of OperationsA military formation of the United States Army that supervised all U.S. Army forces which fought in North Africa and Italy during World War II.
- Mediterranean feverFamilial Mediterranean fever.
- Mediterranean forestA type of biome characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
- Red MediterraneanSynonym of terra rossa: A well-drained, reddish, clayey to silty soil with neutral pH conditions, typical of the Mediterranean region.
- Mediterranean monk sealMonachus monachus, a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae.
- mediterranean seasplural of mediterranean sea: The sea between Europe and Africa.
- Mediterranean IrishThe Ionian Islanders.
- Mediterranean cypressThe cypress Cupressus sempervirens.
- Euro-MediterraneanPertaining to the European and Mediterranean region.
Compound words 12
- medicaneA hurricane-like storm that forms in the Mediterranean Sea.
- MediterraneannessThe state or quality of being Mediterranean.
- circummediterraneanSurrounding the Mediterranean
- MediterraneanismLanguage or attitudes characteristic of the Mediterranean region.
- oromediterraneanRelating to mountainous parts of the Mediterranean region
- submediterraneanAlternative form of sub-Mediterranean: Of a climate, that is similar to a Mediterranean one but in which the driest months have slightly more rainfall.
- supramediterraneanRelating to the upper subtropical belt of the Mediterranean zone (400 to 1100 metres above sea level)
- thermomediterraneanDescribing a lowland Mediterranean climate characterized by hot summers and short, mild winters
- MediterraneaniseTo make (someone or something) Mediterranean in behaviour or style.
- Mediterraneanismsplural of Mediterraneanism: Language or attitudes characteristic of the Mediterranean region.