1
: of or relating to the arm of the Mediterranean Sea east of Greece
2
: of or relating to the chiefly Bronze Age civilization of the islands of the Aegean Sea and the countries adjacent to it
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On the Aegean coast of Türkiye, there’s a [town] called Aliağa where American cruise ship companies disproportionately send a lot of their ships to be dismantled.
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 11 July 2025
Situated along the Aegean coast of Thessaly province, the industrial city is a grindingly monotonous patchwork of concrete block buildings; everything of historical interest was leveled during a series of devastating earthquakes in the 1950s.
—Derek Sandhaus, Saveur, 10 July 2025
And three winners can be found in Greece, where a few islands stood out among the thousands spread across the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
In Turkey, authorities evacuated two neighborhoods in the Aegean coastal town of Cesme after a fire that started on an agricultural field spread to a forested area, then threatened some holiday homes in the region.
—arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025
The best place to take in those Aegean sights, though, may be from the pools.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Travelers will wander Istanbul’s famed bazaars, fly in hot air balloons over Cappadocia’s fairy chimneys, and pedal past Lycian ruins along the Aegean coast.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Most of the cotton Nudie uses for denim comes from two suppliers in Turkey’s Aegean region, Akasya and Egecot.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
The movie features Syrian extras who have faced the Aegean crossing depicted in the story.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 May 2025
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 11 July 2025
Situated along the Aegean coast of Thessaly province, the industrial city is a grindingly monotonous patchwork of concrete block buildings; everything of historical interest was leveled during a series of devastating earthquakes in the 1950s.
—Derek Sandhaus, Saveur, 10 July 2025
And three winners can be found in Greece, where a few islands stood out among the thousands spread across the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
In Turkey, authorities evacuated two neighborhoods in the Aegean coastal town of Cesme after a fire that started on an agricultural field spread to a forested area, then threatened some holiday homes in the region.
—arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025
The best place to take in those Aegean sights, though, may be from the pools.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Travelers will wander Istanbul’s famed bazaars, fly in hot air balloons over Cappadocia’s fairy chimneys, and pedal past Lycian ruins along the Aegean coast.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Most of the cotton Nudie uses for denim comes from two suppliers in Turkey’s Aegean region, Akasya and Egecot.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
The movie features Syrian extras who have faced the Aegean crossing depicted in the story.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 May 2025
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“Aegean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aegean. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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