Maas

American

[mahs] / mɑs /

noun

Dutch name of the Meuse.

Maas ¹ British

/ maːs /

noun

the Dutch name for the Meuse

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maas ² British

/ mɑːs /

noun

thick soured milk

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Etymology

Origin of maas

from Nguni amasi milk

Example Sentences

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Watts, 24, hit out at Dutchman Marijn Maas with 33km to go as the pair competed at the front of the peloton at the Salverda Bouw Ster van Zwolle in the Netherlands on 7 March.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“This is going to sound silly, and you probably won’t believe me, but just talking about things like legacy is beyond for me,” Maas told Cooper.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Annette Bevan, a mum-of-two who currently plays for Reading Abbey RFC, is one of the coordinators of the Maa Maas club.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

The country is essentially a large delta crossed by three major rivers, the Rhine, Schelde, and Maas, that flow into the unpredictable North Sea.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Then one day Beverly Maas, who sits right next to me, raises her hand and I see darkness up her sleeve: a patch of light brown hair.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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