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1 Aegean
Aegean [i:'dʒi:ən]1 noun∎ the Aegean la mer Égéeégéen►► the Aegean Islands les îles fpl de la mer Égée;the Aegean Sea la mer Égée -
2 Aegean
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3 Oceans and seas
Note that the words océan and mer do not have capitals in French.the Atlantic Ocean= l’océan Atlantiquethe Pacific Ocean= l’océan Pacifiquethe Indian Ocean= l’océan Indienthe Caspian Sea= la mer Caspiennethe Baltic Sea= la mer BaltiqueAs in English, French often drops the words océan or mer. When this happens, oceans have masculine gender (from the masculine word océan) and seas have feminine gender (from the feminine mer):the Pacific= le Pacifiquethe Baltic= la Baltiquebutthe Aegean= la mer ÉgéeIf in doubt, look up the name in the dictionary.Use with other nounsHere are some useful patterns, using Pacifique as a typical name:the Pacific coast= la côte du Pacifiquea Pacific crossing= une traversée du Pacifiquea Pacific cruise= une croisière dans le PacifiquePacific currents= les courants du PacifiquePacific fish= les poissons du Pacifiquethe Pacific islands= les îles du Pacifique
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Aegean Islands — The Aegean Islands ( el. Νησιά Αιγαίου, Nisiá Aigaíou ; tr. Ege Adaları) are a group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south. The ancient… … Wikipedia
Aegean Islands — the islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Dodecanese, Cyclades, and Sporades. * * * Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, particularly the Cyclades, Sporades, and Dodecanese groups. The Cyclades consist of about 220 islands. The Dodecanese, or… … Universalium
Aegean Islands — the islands in the Aegean Sea; specif., Lesbos, Samos, Khíos, the Cyclades, and the Dodecanese … English World dictionary
Aegean Islands — the islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Dodecanese, Cyclades, and Sporades … Useful english dictionary
Aegean Islands — Aege′an Is′lands n. pl. geg the islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Dodecanese, Cyclades, and Sporades … From formal English to slang
Aegean Islands — /əˌdʒiən ˈaɪləndz/ (say uh.jeeuhn uyluhndz) plural noun Greek and Turkish islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Dodecanese, Cyclades, and Sporades groups …
North Aegean islands — (center) are not in a physical chain. The North Aegean islands are a number of disconnected islands in the north Aegean Sea, also known as the Northeast Aegean islands, belonging to Greece and Turkey. The islands do not form a physical chain or… … Wikipedia
Ministry for the Aegean — The Ministry for the Aegean (Greek: Υπουργείο Αιγαίου) was a government department of Greece. It was founded in 1985 (Law 1558/1985), with Mytilene as its seat, and tasked with supervising the development of the long neglected Aegean Islands. In… … Wikipedia
Aegean Islands — geographical name islands Aegean Sea including the Cyclades & the Northern & Southern Sporades … New Collegiate Dictionary
Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western … Universalium
University of the Aegean — Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου Seal of the University of the Aegean (The Ancient Sphinx) Motto Για την ανάπτυξη νέων γνωστικών αντικειμένων (For the development of knowledge) … Wikipedia
