Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Appellative of the sea east of the peninsula of Italy (the Adriatic sea); pertaining to that sea: as, the Adriatic coast.
- In anthropology, of or pertaining to the racial type represented by Albanians and Serbo-Croatians, characterized by tall stature, elongated face, and short head.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
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Examples
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The dramatic hunger-strike was caused by weather occurences in the adriatic sea and the related efficiency of german bicyclers. please come and donate a small amount to restore the grievances of Austria's wine-region #2 Friday 15: 00 - streetcar station Volkstheater (in front of the Palais Epstein on the Ring) P.S.: Update: Meeting is at 15: 00, essential info will be handed out by 15: 15, the actual happening will take place shortly thereafter.
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Tourists are transparently massaging there in to recruit the strapless groin and the disreputable apparels of the adriatic sea.
Wii-volution 2010
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I had the best octopus on an island on the adriatic coast.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The albanian smugglers would go by boat across the adriatic but once they were a good distance into the adriatic they would throw everyone overboard.
Serbianna.com 2009
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For, experiment for slide and wise adriatic to internets the acoustic super off is severely put in overkill of the degraded, when it simultaneously to be put in radar of the unclear.
about-electronics.eu 2009
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It looked like you were up the campanile in venice in St Marks Sq. but no another guess Athens? although it looks quite adriatic in style.
Shuttertalk - Getting Intimate with Digital Photography 2009
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It looked like you were up the campanile in venice in St Marks Sq. but no another guess Athens? although it looks quite adriatic in style.
Shuttertalk - Getting Intimate with Digital Photography 2009
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We didn't make it into the adriatic (it was bloody cold!!!) but we did spend some time lounging around which has been a needed change of pace.
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It looked like you were up the campanile in venice in St Marks Sq. but no another guess Athens? although it looks quite adriatic in style.
Shuttertalk - Getting Intimate with Digital Photography 2009
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Anarchy and war are coming to Italy and the adriatic pilots are being forced to join the Air Force or become fugatives from the law.
Fulldls.com 2008
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