Maine
a state in the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 square miles (86,027 square kilometers). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviations: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
a historical region and former province in northwestern France.
(italics) a U.S. battleship blown up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898, an incident that stimulated popular support in the United States for the Spanish-American War.
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How to use Maine in a sentence
The Maine Republican didn’t say how she’d ultimately come down on the legislation if a vote were held.
Sen. Collins won’t co-sponsor Equality Act, laments ‘revision’ not made | Chris Johnson | February 23, 2021 | Washington BladeNo single person or agency is responsible for enforcing Maine’s court appointment rules.
Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica | February 23, 2021 | ProPublicaNew York City alone is bogged down with about 49,000 pending criminal court cases, while Maine has 22,000 pending criminal cases, officials say.
'I Want This Over.' For Victims and the Accused, Justice Is Delayed as COVID-19 Snarls Courts | Melissa Chan | February 22, 2021 | TimeBernard Lown — as he became known in his new American home — spent his adolescence in Maine, where his father and uncle worked in the shoe manufacturing trade.
Bernard Lown, physician who rallied doctors against nuclear war, dies at 99 | Emily Langer | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostThe measures for cruise ships effectively end the cruise season for ports in Alaska, Maine, and Seattle.
The cruise industry has received yet another blow, this time from Canada | Karen Ho | February 8, 2021 | Quartz
In 1972, Maine Sen. Edmund Muskie was the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Today, in contrast, if Grandma Maude starts one in Maine, Aunty Carol can directly help out from California.
Polls show that in Maine, Tea Party Gov. Paul LePage is poised to win reelection in a three-way contest.
Requests for additional comment from the Maine Centers for Disease Control were not returned.
“It is totally irrelevant to the race,” said Sandy Maisel, a professor of government at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine.
For an account of their work in Maine, see Historical Magazine, vol.
From this eastward to the state of Maine the boundary is an artificial line nearly corresponding to lat.
He would point out that it had never been proved that the destruction of the Maine was really due to Spanish treachery.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimThe Maine was sunk by a torpedo, discharged at close quarters underneath her magazine.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimBarry and his men made their way through the Maine woods till the settlements were reached.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Maine
/ (meɪn) /
a state of the northeastern US, on the Atlantic: chiefly hilly, with many lakes, rivers, and forests. Capital: Augusta. Pop: 1 305 728 (2003 est). Area: 86 156 sq km (33 265 sq miles): Abbreviation: Me, (with zip code) ME
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Maine
State in the northeastern United States; northernmost of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the northwest; New Brunswick, Canada, to the northeast; the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast; and New Hampshire to the west. Its capital is Augusta, and Portland is its largest city.
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