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mare nostrum

(mä′rā nôs′trəm)

our sea: Roman name for the Mediterranean

Origin: L

See mare nostrum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A navigable body of water, such as a sea, that is under the jurisdiction of one nation or that is shared by two or more nations.

Origin:

Origin: Latin, the Mediterranean

Origin: : mare, sea

Origin: + nostrum, our

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