地ち中ちゅう海かい

noun

Mediterranean Sea

Refers specifically to the sea between Europe, Africa, and Asia.

• 地ち中ちゅう海かいはヨーロッパとアフリカの間あいだにあります。

  The Mediterranean Sea lies between Europe and Africa.

noun

Mediterranean sea (oceanography)

Technical term in oceanography for a mostly enclosed sea with limited exchange with outer oceans.

• 海かい洋よう学がくでは、地ち中ちゅう海かいは外がい洋ようとの水みずの交こう換かんが限かぎられた海かい域いきを指さす。

  In oceanography, a Mediterranean sea refers to a sea with limited water exchange with the open ocean.