mare nostrum

(rā nôstrəm)

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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