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Maine

Maine

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A state in the northeastern United States in New England with capital Augusta
  • proper noun
  • /meɪn/
translation icon : Maine
  • It's only 400 miles to Maine.
  • the state of Maine
  • Gulf of Maine
  • Maine lobster

You know, you guys go for weekends in Maine and that's your life.

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Examples

  • Captain, I think the whole state of Maine would be comfortable here.

  • I had it flown in from Maine this morning.

  • We tried to cross in Maine with my husband.

  • I also want you to think about The Maine coast for a moment.

  • Then Pete from Maine said, you got to come and see this.

  • The weather had changed as it did in Maine, instantly and without warning.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the state of Maine, it gives us great pleasure to present Zuckerman's famous pig!

  • I grew up in a middle-class family in Portland, Maine.

  • I drove to Ogunquit, Maine, to visit my Janie, who was in a summer stock company.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I was on my way to Maine to visit my mom, who was ill.

Synonyms

Pine Tree State
vsMaine
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A name people use for the state of Maine in the United States

is the official name used in formal contexts and gives the capital

Compounds

1 3.4

A large lobster with sweet, tender meat found off Maine's coast

2.6

The meat from a large lobster, often the tender claw meat

Surface Forms

Maine main

Etymology

Maine may come from a French province called Maine or from the English word main meaning 'mainland' or 'big'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of sailors calling the large land the 'main', which fits because Maine is a large coastal state in the northeast of the United States.