the Med
noun /ˈmed/ UK informalDefinition
› the Mediterranean sea or the countries near it: They're going on a cruise round the Med.Seas and oceans
(Definition of the Med noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abyssal adjective
- briny noun
- Caribbean noun
- channel noun (PASSAGE)
- continental shelf noun
- deep noun
- la Niña noun
- marine adjective
- Mediterranean adjective
- Mediterranean noun
- ocean noun
- oceanography noun
- sea noun
- submarine adjective
- territorial sea noun
- territorial waters noun
- the doldrums noun (SEA)
- the high seas noun
- undersea adjective
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