ADRIATIC

Adriatic, Adriatic Sea

(noun) an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A`dri*at"ic, a. Etym: [L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr. Adria or Hadria, a town of the Veneti.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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