Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mediterranean \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an\, a. [L. mediterraneus; medius
   middle + terra land. See {Mid}, and {Terrace}.]
   1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the
      Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.

   2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.]

            Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime.
                                                  --Holland.

   3. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as,
      Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.

Source : WordNet®

Mediterranean
     adj : of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the
           Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries"

Mediterranean
     n : the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
         [syn: {Mediterranean Sea}]