aegean

«aegean» in Mova's school dictionary: the part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

proper noun (the Aegean — a name of a sea); adjective (Aegean)

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) The Aegean Sea is the part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey, with many islands. tree →

2) Aegean describes the islands and ancient peoples of that area. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and geography lessons about Ancient Greece it is the sea of Greek islands, trade and myths. Phrases: the Aegean Sea, Aegean islands.

examples

• The Aegean Sea lies between Greece and Turkey. tree →
• Crete is the largest island in the Aegean. tree →
• Greek sailors traded across the Aegean. tree →
• The water of the Aegean is clear and blue. tree →
• In the myth, King Aegeus threw himself into the sea, and it was named the Aegean. tree →
• Ferries hop between the Aegean islands. tree →
• He therefore brought her to Delos, a floating island in the AEgean Sea, which he made stationary by attaching it with chains of adamant to the bottom of the sea. tree →

note

Written with a capital A. Said ee-JEE-an. Spelling: Ae at the start.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aegean» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.