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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mar·i·time ETYMOLOGY Latin maritimus, from mare DATE circa 1550 1. of, relating to, or bordering on the sea a maritime province 2. of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea 3. having the characteristics of a mariner English Etymology maritime 1550, from M.Fr . maritime, from L. maritimus "of the sea," from mare (gen. maris) "sea" + L. ending -timus, originally a superl.suffix (cf. intimus "inmost," ultimus "last"), here denoting "close association with."http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 maritime mari·time / 5mAritaim / adjective1. connected with the sea or ships 海的；海事的；海运的；船舶的: a maritime museum 海洋博物馆 2. (formal) near the sea 靠近海的: maritime Antarctica 南极近海地区 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: MARINE 2, nautical, navigational 2 Synonyms: MARINE 1, oceanic, thalassicWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: maritime contract , or maritime hypothec , or maritime insurance , or maritime interest , or maritime law , or maritime lien , or maritime loan , or maritime perils , or maritime pine , or polar maritime air , or tropical maritime air , or maritime hypothecation mar·i·time I. \ˈmarəˌtīm also ˈmer-\ adjective Etymology: Latin maritimus of the sea, maritime, from mare sea — more at marine 1. : of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea < maritime service > < maritime power > < maritime ancestry > < the national neglect of maritime, as distinguished from naval, history — Times Literary Supplement > 2. a. : bordering on the sea < a maritime province > b. : living near the seacoast < maritime farmers > c. : characteristic of those who live near the sea < maritime cultures > 3. : marine < the kittiwakes … the most maritime of all gulls — Tom Weir > < a maritime climate > 4. archaic, of a soldier : serving with a naval force 5. : having the characteristics of a mariner < he was far from having a maritime appearance — Charles Dickens > II. noun (-s) obsolete : a region or province that borders on the sea |
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