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Adriatic

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See also: adriàtic

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Etymology

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From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either:

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/
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Adjective

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Adriatic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.

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the Adriatic

  1. A sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula; an extension of the Mediterranean located between the boot of Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans; in full, Adriatic Sea.
    • 1818, Lord Byron, Beppo:
      Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic,
      And made some voyages, too, in other seas,
    • 1909, Bram Stoker, The Lady of the Shroud:
      A strange story comes from the Adriatic.
    • 1946 March 5, Winston Churchill, Iron Curtain speech:
      From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

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