Adriatic
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Adriatical (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Adriāticus, from Adria, either from:
- an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea.
- Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Adriatic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea
- 1594 — Wiliam Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, i 2
- She moves me not, or not removes, at least,
Affection's edge in me, were she as rough
As are the swelling Adriatic seas:
- She moves me not, or not removes, at least,
- 1594 — Wiliam Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, i 2
Translations[edit]
of or pertaining to the Adriatic
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Proper noun[edit]
Adriatic
- (usually with "the") The Adriatic Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans.
- 1818 — Lord Byron, Beppo
- Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic,
And made some voyages, too, in other seas,
- Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic,
- 1909 — Bram Stoker, The Lady of the Shroud
- A strange story comes from the Adriatic.
- 1946 — Winston Churchill, Iron Curtain Speech, (5 March)
- From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
- 1818 — Lord Byron, Beppo
Translations[edit]
Adriatic Sea — see Adriatic Sea
