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maxima

American  
[mak-suh-muh] / ˈmæk sə mə /

noun

  1. a plural of maximum.


maxima British  
/ ˈmæksɪmə /

noun

  1. a plural of maximum

"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

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She bought a Nissan Maxima, went on cruises and supported her mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Spirited Boss, at 18-1, held off Amorita as well as defending champion and odds-on favorite Queen Maxima, to win for trainer Jose Francisco D’Angelo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The king arrived in the capital Paramaribo on Sunday with Queen Maxima, a week after the small South American country marked 50 years of independence from the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

The woman and her two children fled her blue Nissan Maxima before the man drove away in the car, police said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

The two men dashed to the Maxima, jumped in, and screeched away.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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