HOW TO PRONOUNCE
maria
/ˈmɑɹ.i.ə/
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What does maria mean?
noun
- plural of mare (“lunar plain”).
proper noun
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
- A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.
- A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɑɹ.i.ə/
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“But they cannot be very far off, and I think I am equal to as much as Maria, even without help.”
Active as love was in the heart of Maria, the story she had just heard made her thoughts take a wider range.
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At length Maria gave birth to a child, a wretched, sickly child, with not even strength enough nor wits enough to cry.
The next day he returned to the district town, and there he overheard in the street Maria Semenovna’s talk with the schoolmaster.
In proportion as we descended the mountain of Santa Maria, we saw the arborescent ferns diminish, and the number of palm-trees increase.