MARIA

mare, maria

(noun) a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

Maria, Calophyllum longifolium

(noun) valuable timber tree of Panama

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Maria

A female given name from Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Maria

A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Maria

A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Anagrams

• ARIMA, Amari, Amira, amari, amira, marai, miraa

Noun

maria

plural of mare (lunar plain).

Anagrams

• ARIMA, Amari, Amira, amari, amira, marai, miraa

Source: Wiktionary


MARE

Mare, n. Etym: [OE. mere, AS. mere, myre, fem of AS. mearh horse, akin to D. merrie mare, G. mähre, OHG. marah horse, meriha mare, Icel. marr horse, OCelt. marka (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. marc, W. march. Cf. Marshal.]

Definition: The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.

Mare, n. Etym: [AS. mara incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. mara; cf. Pol. mora, Bohem. m.] (Med.)

Definition: Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare. I will ride thee o' nights like the mare. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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