Aegean Definition

aegean
adjective
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
  2. of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean islands"
noun
  1. 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

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