A diet typical of that eaten by people in the Mediterranean region (with olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits and vegetables, etc. and limited meat other than fish); thought to increase life expectancy and protect against heart disease and cancer

(medicine) familial Mediterranean fever

(oceanography) A mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of deep water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds.

(originally Britain, humorous, sometimes offensive) A person belonging to an Eastern Mediterranean national group, especially one which was subjected to a period of British rule or occupation, such as the Greeks or Italians.

(humorous, sometimes offensive) A member of a national group of the Eastern Mediterranean, especially one which was subjected to a period of British rule or occupation, such as the Greek or Italian people.

Of or pertaining to such people.

Describing a climate that is similar to a Mediterranean one but in which the driest months have slightly more rainfall

plural of Mediterranean Irishman

plural of mediterranean sea

wheat, olive oil, and wine, three traditional staples of Mediterranean cuisine