acanthus |
any of various Mediterranean plants with large, spiny leaves. [1/2 definitions] |
Adriatic Sea |
an extension of the Mediterranean between Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia. |
Aegean Sea |
an extension of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey. |
anchovy |
any of various small, herringlike fish, used for food and found in the Mediterranean Sea. |
Asia Minor |
a large West Asian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, on which most of Turkey is located. |
Assyria |
an ancient empire in Southwest Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, with an extension into Egypt. |
baklava |
a dessert of various regions near the Mediterranean made from layers of flaky pastry, honey, and nuts. |
Barbary Coast |
the North African Mediterranean coast from Egypt to the Atlantic, formerly known as a base for pirates. |
belly dance |
an eastern Mediterranean dance performed by women, in which the dancer makes sinuous rhythmic movements of the abdomen. |
brucellosis |
a bacteria-induced disease that causes recurring fever and pains in the joints in people and abortions in cattle; undulant fever; Malta fever; Mediterranean fever. |
caïque |
a small single-masted sailing vessel used in the eastern Mediterranean. [1/2 definitions] |
Canaan |
the Biblical name of the land between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, which is now the state of Israel. [1/2 definitions] |
caper2 |
a low, spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region. [1/2 definitions] |
carob |
a tree of the eastern Mediterranean that bears long flat pods containing a sweet pulp and hard seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
carrack |
a large merchant ship used esp. in the Mediterranean in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries; galleon. |
chickpea |
a leguminous, bushy plant of central Asia and the Mediterranean region. [1/2 definitions] |
cork |
a species of oak native to the Mediterranean area, having thick, porous, water-resistant bark. [1/6 definitions] |
Corsica |
a French Mediterranean island between Sardinia and the Italian coast. |
Crete |
a Greek Mediterranean island, south of and equidistant from the Greek and Turkish mainlands. |
Cyprus |
a Mediterranean island country near the southeastern coast of Turkey. |
Egypt |
a North African country on the Mediterranean and Red Seas; Arab Republic of Egypt. |