Italy vs Adriatic - What's the difference?

italy

(wikipedia Italy)

(en proper noun)

A country in southern Europe, one of the states of the European Union. Official name: The Italian Republic (in Italian, la Repubblica Italiana ).

* (l)

(wikipedia Adriatic)

(-)

Of or pertaining to the

* 1594 — , i 2

She moves me not, or not removes, at least,
Affection's edge in me, were she as rough
As are the swelling Adriatic seas:

(en proper noun)

The Adriatic Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans.

* 1818 —

Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic ,
And made some voyages, too, in other seas,

* 1909 —

A strange story comes from the Adriatic .

* 1946 — , (5 March)

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic , an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.