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  martin

  noun

  any of several swallows having a deeply forked tail and long, pointed wings.
• Martin
  Martin

  noun

  Archer John Porter 1910–2002, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1952.

martin

¹ American  

[mahr-tn] / ˈmɑr tn /

noun

• martins
  plural

1. any of several swallows having a deeply forked tail and long, pointed wings.

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Martin ² American  

[mahr-tn] / ˈmɑr tn /

noun

1. Archer John Porter 1910–2002, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1952.

2. Frank, 1890–1974, Swiss composer.

3. Glenn Luther, 1886–1955, U.S. airplane designer and manufacturer.

4. Homer Dodge, 1836–97, U.S. painter.

5. Joseph W(illiam) Jr., 1884–1968, U.S. political leader and publisher: Speaker of the House 1947–49, 1953–55.

6. Mary, 1913–90, U.S. actress and musical comedy star.

7. Saint, a.d. 316?–397, French prelate: bishop of Tours 370?–397.

8. a male given name: from the name of the Roman god Mars.

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Martin ¹ British  

/ ˈmɑːtɪn /

noun

1. Archer John Porter. 1910–2002, British biochemist; Nobel prize for chemistry 1952 (with Richard Synge; 1914–94) for developing paper chromatography (1944). He subsequently developed gas chromatography (1953)

2. Chris(topher Anthony John) . born 1977, British rock musician, lead singer of Coldplay; married to the US actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

3. Frank. 1890–1974, Swiss composer. He used a modified form of the twelve-note technique in some of his works, which include Petite Symphonie Concertante (1946) and the oratorio Golgotha (1949)

4. Sir George ( Henry ). born 1926, British record producer and arranger, noted for his work with the Beatles

5. John. 1789–1854, British painter, noted for his visionary landscapes and large-scale works with biblical subjects

6. Michael ( John ). Baron. born 1945, Scottish Labour politician; speaker of the House of Commons (2000–09)

7. Paul ( Edgar Philippe ). born 1938, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (2003–06)

8. Saint. called Saint Martin of Tours. ?316–?397 _ad , bishop of Tours (?371–?397); a patron saint of France. He furthered monasticism in Gaul. Feast day: Nov 11 or 12

9. Steve ( n ). born 1945, US film actor and comedian; his films include The Jerk (1979), Roxanne (1987), and Bowfinger ) (1999)

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martin ² British  

/ ˈmɑːtɪn /

noun

1. any of various swallows of the genera Progne, Delichon, Riparia, etc, having a square or slightly forked tail See also house martin

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Noun Inflected Forms

• martins
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of martin

1425–75; late Middle English ( Scots ) martoune; presumably generic use of the personal name (< French < Late Latin Martīnus ), traditionally by association with March ( Latin Mārtius ), when the bird arrives, and Martinmas, when it leaves; though Middle English, Old French martinet has been applied to a variety of birds; compare French martin-pêcheur kingfisher

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The mammals are: the bottlenose dolphin, the brown hare, the European hedgehog, the grey seal, the pine martin and the red fox.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Shorter and more compact than a swallow, the house martin is found in urban areas.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020

James told that Raven is the one who did not want to be born on martin skins and thus into luxury.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2019

Before he even parked, Prum was calling out the names of birds he glimpsed or heard through the car window: osprey, purple martin, red-winged blackbird.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2019

This martin, however, makes its nest on shore, lays its eggs in the spring, and has no connection with calm weather.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by Catherine Ann White

UK trees "desperately need more rain following months of drought", Martin said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Who Is Martin Mull?” spends as much time on Mull’s career as a painter as it does on his comedy, which is how he would have wanted it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Martin focuses on significant divergences in the market to gauge the likelihood of an imminent market turning point, though the particular divergences he considers most significant is proprietary.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, was confident that was all the time he needed.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

I turned and found myself facing Traft Martin.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Minks also prey on ground-nesting birds such as snipe, lapwing and waterfowl, as well as kingfishers and sand martins.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Or purple martins: large, fast aerial insectivores for whom my roomy nylon tent would be a prison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

The zoo’s community science programs organize people tromping around marshes in search of amphibian eggs and monitoring nesting purple martins along the Tacoma waterfront.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

In Europe, parallel declines of insectivorous swallows, house martins and swifts have all been linked to insect declines.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2023

Graceful purple martins congregated around an elaborate miniature apartment house on a pole nearby.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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