Aegean

• Aegæan, Ægaean, Ægæan, Ægean (archaic)
• Aegaean, Egean

Derived from Latin aegaeus (from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”)) + English -an. The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).

• (US) enPR: ējē'ən, IPA^(key): /iˈd͡ʒi.ən/
• Rhymes: -iən

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Aegean (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
2. Of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization in that region.

• Aegean Islands

Aegean (plural Aegeans)

1. A shorthaired domestic cat originating from the Cyclades; an Aegean cat.

the Aegean

1. A sea between Greece and Anatolia north of Crete; a lobe of the Mediterranean; in full, Aegean Sea.