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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Foodbank manager Maria Stevenson said pet food was an add-on service at Salisbury Foodbank, but she often saw "older clientele" putting their pets' needs before themselves.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
One of those was Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a Sacramento mother who was deported a day after her green card interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
After a long career as a college professor in Camagüey, Maria Antonia Borroto didn’t think she would ever be in such dire straits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Spectacular, very beautiful, really, a unique moment," said Rosa Maria Zamora, a 72-year-old retiree who had come from Madrid.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
She recalled caring for Maria as a nine-year-old girl just arrived in London.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
In the process, they identified 1,114 previously unrecognized SMR segments across the near side lunar maria.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Lobate scarps appear in the highlands, while SMRs are found only in the maria.
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
The left image shows part of the hemisphere that faces Earth; several dark maria are visible.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
It cast a bluish eerie glow by which we could see large craters and the darker flat areas known as maria, or seas.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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