adriatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
    Adriatic Sea.

WordNet

A`dri*at"ic adjective
Etymology
L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr. Adria or Hadria, a town of the Veneti.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.

Webster 1913