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English word origin

Etymology of Aegean

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

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

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

adj

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

name

A sea between Greece and Anatolia north of Crete; a lobe of the Mediterranean; in full, Aegean Sea. · An age from 245 ± 1.5 to 244 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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