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Maria

1

[muh-ree-uh, -rahy-uh, mah-ree-ah]

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Mary.



Maria

2

[muh-ree-uh]

noun

  1. calaba.

maria

/ ˈmɑːrɪə /

noun

  1. the plural of mare 2

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Maria1

Shortening of Santa Maria ( def. ).
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Example Sentences

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Then we shipped it back, and recently we drove it to the West Coast meet in Santa Maria, Calif. Along the drive there, the photos for this story were taken.

Maria, 22, had purchased the pill from a popular online retailer.

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Maria Kandinova won her three sets at No. 2 singles before also being subbed out.

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A man posing as the CEO of a major food company temporarily fooled Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo.

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“And that’s where the real work will happen. And that’ll take a while, but we have plenty of time,” he said on “Mornings with Maria.”

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