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MARE NOSTRUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mare nostrum mean?
• MARE NOSTRUM (noun)
The noun MARE NOSTRUM has 1 sense:
1. (our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans
Familiarity information: MARE NOSTRUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("mare nostrum" is a kind of...):
Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)
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