Tyrrhenian Sea


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Tyr·rhe·ni·an Sea

 (tə-rē′nē-ən)
An arm of the Mediterranean Sea between the Italian peninsula and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. The Strait of Messina connects it with the Ionian Sea.
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Tyrrhenian Sea

(tɪˈriːnɪən)
n
(Placename) an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily
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Tyr•rhe′ni•an Sea′

(tɪˈri ni ən)
n.
a part of the Mediterranean, bounded by W Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.
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Noun1.Tyrrhenian Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and SicilyTyrrhenian Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily
Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
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Tyrrhenisches Meer

Tyrrhenian Sea

[tɪˌriːniənˈsiː] n
the Tyrrhenian Sea → la mer Tyrrhénienne
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Tyrrhenian Sea

n → Tyrrhenisches Meer
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Tyrrhenian Sea

[tɪˌriːnɪənˈsiː] n the Tyrrhenian Sea → il mar Tirreno
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The Opici inhabit that part which lies towards the Tyrrhenian Sea, who both now are and formerly were called Ausonians.
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