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Added 9 October 2026

aegean

noun

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An arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia.

adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization.
Of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea.
Aegean islands

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