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

Maine Democrats now face a more immediate problem: naming a nominee by late July through a compressed state party process.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

Platner’s working-class message that electrified Maine voters and garnered him national attention is not exclusive to him — or to Maine.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2026

The oysterman and former Marine who bested a popular governor and built a grass-roots network of more than 15,000 supporters in Maine announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday night.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

A recent New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll of likely Maine voters holds some answers.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2026

He hadn’t seen any bears—indeed, he had been section hiking the trail for years and had seen a bear only once, briefly, rump end and fleeing, deep in the Maine woods.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson