Aegean
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a. 琴海

n. 琴海

1. An island of eastern Greece in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey. It was noted in antiquity for its school of epic poets.
   希俄斯岛希腊岛屿，位土耳其西海岸琴海。古群诗诗而著
2. The son of Daedalus who, in escaping from Crete on artificial wings made for him by his father, flew so close to the sun that the wax with which his wings were fastened melted, and he fell into the Aegean Sea.
   伊卡斯斯，乘着父做翅膀逃里特，致翅膀蜡溶，而掉琴海
3. A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands.
   岛屿海含散岛屿海，琴海

aegean
[ noun ]

1. an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia

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[ adj ]

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization

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2. of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea

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Aegean islands

AEgean \[AE]*ge"an\, a. [L. Aegeus; Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea,
east of Greece. See {Archipelago}.
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