Maine

American  

[meyn] / meɪn /

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 square miles (86,027 square kilometers). Augusta. ME (for use with zip code), Me.

2. a historical region and former province in northwestern France.

3. (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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Maine British  

/ meɪn /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Me.   ME.  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)

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Maine Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a naval contractor based in Bath, Maine, confirmed that Dorgan was one of its employees.

From BBC

In all, they went to 45 states with Maine and Rhode Island each receiving one.

From Los Angeles Times

At a state level, home listings were up most from a year ago in Maryland, Maine, and Washington in January, according to data from Realtor.com, giving buyers more options.

From Barron's

At a state level, home listings were up most from a year ago in Maryland, Maine, and Washington in January, according to data from Realtor.com, giving buyers more options.

From Barron's

“You have large-scale gatherings of people for harvest days and feast days,” says Samuel Backer, assistant professor of history at the University of Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal