SINCE 1828
mare nostrum
noun
ma·re no·strum
| \ ˈmär-(ˌ)ā-ˈnō-strəm
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Definition of mare nostrum
: a navigable body of water (such as a sea) that belongs to a single nation or is mutually shared by two or more nations
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