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- of or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea, the countries bordering it, or their inhabitants地中海的; 地中海沿岸国家的; 地中海沿岸居民的：
a leisurely Mediterranean cruise
一次悠闲的地中海巡游
our temperatures are Mediterranean.
我们的气温是地中海型的。
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- (of a person's complexion) relatively dark, as is common in some Mediterranean countries（肤色）发暗的, 浅黑的。
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the Mediterranean
the Mediterranean Sea or the countries bordering it地中海; 地中海沿岸国家。
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- a native of a country bordering on the Mediterranean地中海沿岸国家居民。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin mediterraneus 'inland' （from medius 'middle' + terra 'land'） + -AN.