Aegean

Other forms: Aegeans

Definitions of Aegean

1. noun

   an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
   synonyms: Aegean Sea

   example of:

   sea

   a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
2. adjective

   of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea
   “Aegean islands”
3. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization