Adriatic Sea
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- proper noun
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Mar Adriático
- The beautiful coastline along the Adriatic Sea attracts tourists from around the world.
The Allied fleets under French leadership had pretty much confined the Austro Hungarian Navy into the Adriatic Sea.
- The Allied fleets under French leadership had pretty much confined the Austro Hungarian Navy into the Adriatic Sea.
Examples
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And then Albanian donkey-faced people will go swimming for free in the Adriatic Sea.
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Every Allied government gave me a decoration, even little Montenegro, down on the Adriatic Sea.
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The narrow land strip of Dalmatia lies on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, across the low and marshy Italian coast on the western side, which lacks islands.
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On the island of Hvar, off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, distinct social hierarchies emerged and surpassed in their elaboration the majority of other ports in the province of Dalmatia.
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Many people enjoy sailing on the Adriatic Sea during the summer months.
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Fishing is a popular activity for locals along the Adriatic Sea, providing fresh seafood for nearby restaurants.
Synonyms
The sea between Italy and Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a compositional place-name formed from the proper name 'Adriatic' plus the generic noun 'sea'; a learner who knows the constituents (or recognizes 'Adriatic' as a geographic name) can infer it refers to the sea called the Adriatic and its location. The structure is cross-linguistically common (place-name + sea) and therefore immediately interpretable by B1 learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Adriatic Sea may come from the old town Adria on its northern shore. People called the water there the 'sea of Adria', and that name stuck, so today Adriatic Sea means the sea between Italy and the countries to its east.