Definition of Ligurian Sea

1. Noun. An arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica.

Group relationships: Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea
Generic synonyms: Sea

Definition of Ligurian Sea

1. Proper noun. An arm of the Mediterranean Sea between the Italian Riviera, Corsica and Elba. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ligurian Sea

Life Saver
Life Scout
Liffey
Liga
Light Within
Light of the Prophets
Light of the World
Lighthorse Harry Lee
Lightning Hurler
Lignac-Fanconi syndrome
Ligue 1
Ligularia
Liguria
Ligurian
Ligurian Sea (current term)
Ligurians
Ligustrum
Ligustrum amurense
Ligustrum ibolium
Ligustrum japonicum
Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum vulgare
Lijiang
Likert scale
Likud
Lil
Lila

Literary usage of Ligurian Sea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Waterways: I. The Evolution of the Principle of International by Paul Morgan Ogilvie (1920)
"Strengthened by the additional resources derived from dominion upon the Ligurian Sea, Genoa now entered into active competition with Venice throughout the ..."

2. Report of Proceedings (1906)
"Mr. Colombo said this morning that it was by no means rash to think that the Ligurian Sea would be connected with the Adriatic, even by crossing the Alps, ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"(2) Ligurian Sea. -The Gulf of Genoa is the most inland and also the most northerly part of this open sea, which extends to the south as far as the Channels ..."

4. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2007)
"Two other seas in the region are the Ligurian Sea (bordered by the French and Italian Rivieras) and the Balearic Sea (between Spain and its Balearic ..."

5. The Sovereignty of the Sea: An Historical Account of the Claims of England by Thomas Wemyss Fulton (1911)
"... sovereignty was exercised by the Venetians in the Adriatic, by the Genoese in the Ligurian Sea, by the Tuscans and Pisans in the Tyrrhenian Sea, ..."

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