Mediterranean Sea (the)

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• Mediterranean Sea — a sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2400 mi. (3865 km) long; 1,145,000 sq. mi. (2,965,550 sq. km); greatest known depth 14,436 ft. (4400 m). Also called Mediterranean. * * * Inland sea enclosed by Europe, Africa, and Asia. Its west east …   Universalium

• Mediterranean sea (oceanography) — For the sea between Europe and Africa, see Mediterranean Sea. In oceanography, a mediterranean sea is a mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of water with outer oceans and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and… …   Wikipedia

• Mediterranean Sea — Mediterranean redirects here. For other uses, see Mediterranean (disambiguation). Mediterranean sea redirects here. For the oceanographical term, see Mediterranean sea (oceanography). Mediterranean Sea Composite satellite ima …   Wikipedia

• Mediterranean Sea — Med|i|ter|ra|ne|an Sea the Mediterranean Sea also the Mediterranean a sea surrounded by the countries of South Europe, North Africa, and southwest Asia >Mediterranean adj ▪ a Mediterranean climate …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Mediterranean Sea —    World s largest inland sea, around which the Roman Empire was constructed. Byzantium (q.v.) inherited this geographical focus, maintaining it until the naval expansion of the Vandals and Arabs (qq.v.). During the period of the Crusades (q.v.) …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

• Mediterranean Sea — sea located between Europe Africa and the Middle East …   English contemporary dictionary

• Mediterranean Sea — noun the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia • Syn: ↑Mediterranean • Derivationally related forms: ↑Mediterranean (for: ↑Mediterranean) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑sea …   Useful english dictionary

• Sea, The —    (Heb. yam), signifies (1) the gathering together of the waters, the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river, as the Nile (Isa. 19:5), the Euphrates (Isa. 21:1; Jer. 51:36); (3) the Red Sea (Ex. 14:16, 27; 15:4, etc.); (4) the Mediterranean (Ex. 23:31;… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• MEDITERRANEAN SEA —    so called by the ancients as lying in the presumed middle of the earth surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa; the largest enclosed sea in the world; its communication with the Atlantic is Gibraltar Strait, 9 m. wide; it communicates with the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Mediterranean Sea — geographical name sea 2300 miles (3700 kilometers) long between Europe & Africa connecting with the Atlantic through Strait of Gibraltar & with Red Sea through Suez Canal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Mediterranean Sea — noun The sea between Europe and Africa …   Wiktionary