# Mediterranean

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən/ · frequency rank #7,249

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mediterrāneus, inland, from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix).

## Common misspellings (17)
`emditerranean`, `mdeiterranean`, `medditerranean`, `medietrranean`, `mediteranean`, `mediterarnean`, `mediterraenan`, `mediterranaen`, `mediterraneann`, `mediterranena`, `mediterrannean`, `mediterrnaean`, `meditreranean`, `meditterranean`, `medtierranean`, `meidterranean`, `mmediterranean`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mediterranean