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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Co-author Maria Thaker, Professor at CES, says another factor may be the open vegetation commonly found beside roads.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
He and his wife, Maria C. Klein, just returned from a trip to South America and are planning another trip to the Caribbean and South America later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
When Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected California governor in 2003, Maria Shriver took leave from her well-established career as a network news correspondent and anchor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The 22-year-old is the youngest player to reach the semi-finals at all four Grand Slams since Maria Sharapova, who achieved that feat at the 2007 French Open.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Sir Edward Maria Wingfield is the most vocal in his complaints.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
For the first time, scientists show that these ridges are relatively young and spread widely across the lunar maria, the broad, dark plains visible from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Because SMRs form through the same type of faulting, moonquakes may also occur across the lunar maria wherever these ridges exist.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
It has a thicker crust, more craters and fewer maria, or plains where lava once flowed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
One way is to look at the numbers of large craters on the dark lunar maria.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
On the back, there are no smooth maria, but only highlands which have been scarred by the impact of meteorites over billions of years.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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