| Adriatic Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Italy on the west and the Balkan Peninsula on the east. Some of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula that lie on the Adriatic Sea are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia. |
| Aegean Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the countries of Greece and Turkey. |
| Alexandria |
a city in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the tip of the Nile delta. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great. |
| carob |
a tree of the Mediterranean that has long, flat pods with a sweet pulp and hard seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| cork |
a kind of oak that has a thick, soft bark. Corks grow near the Mediterranean Sea. [1/4 definitions] |
| Cyprus |
a country on an island in the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Turkey. Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus. |
| Egypt |
a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Egypt is also called the Arab Republic of Egypt. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. |
| Europe |
a continent that is between Asia and the Atlantic Ocean and is north of the Mediterranean Sea. Europe is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
| fig |
a soft fruit, with many small seeds, that grows on a tree native to the Mediterranean, or the tree on which the fruit grows. |
| Gaza Strip |
a coastal region along the eastern Mediterranean Sea that was taken over by Israel in 1967. |
| Greece |
a country in southern Europe on the Mediterranean Sea. Athens is the capital of Greece. |
| Israel |
a country in southwestern Asia on the Mediterranean Sea. Israel was formed as a Jewish state in 1948. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lebanon |
a country in southwestern Asia on the Mediterranean coast, north of Israel. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. |
| Malta |
an island country in the Mediterranean Sea that is made up of the island of Malta and a number of nearby islands. The capital of Malta is Valletta. |
| Mediterranean |
a large sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Europe on the north, Asia on the east, and Africa on the south; Mediterranean Sea. |
| Middle East |
the region along the southeastern and eastern border of the Mediterranean Sea, from Libya in North Africa to Afghanistan in Asia. |
| Monaco |
a tiny Mediterranean country almost completely surrounded by France. The capital of Monaco is also called Monaco. |
| myrtle |
a kind of shrub that has evergreen leaves and bears pink or white flowers and fragrant dark blue berries. Myrtle is found in the Mediterranean region and western Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
| Nile |
the longest river in the world. It flows north from Uganda in East Africa through Sudan and Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Nile River |
an African river, generally considered to be the longest in the world, flowing from Uganda northward to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| olive |
the evergreen tree that bears such fruit. Olives grow in warm areas around the Mediterranean Sea. [1/4 definitions] |