Maria
noun
Maria
1 American
[muh-ree-uh]
/ məˈri ə /
noun
Maria
2
American
[muh-ree-uh, -rahy-uh, mah-ree-ah]
/ məˈri ə, -ˈraɪ ə, mɑˈri ɑ /
noun
maria
British
/ ˈmɑːrɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Maria
Shortening of Santa Maria ( def. ).
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Example Sentences
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“These origin stories deviate sharply” from the “logocentric” creation stories of Judeo-Christian origin, writes Maria Tatar in “Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Maria Theresa thought Catherine's interest in helping young people showed she was a "humanitarian" and that her own views about life connected with Catherine's.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The appointment of a woman to the UN's top job is a question of "historical justice" according to Maria Fernanda Espinosa, who is seeking to become the organization's first female leader.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Maria died in 1821; the two older children, Maria and Elizabeth, died four years later after being sent to a typhoid-plagued school Charlotte would pillory as Lowood in “Jane Eyre.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Not only did she get to see Maria Martinez, live and in person, but people all over were going to see what was happening here.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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