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Synonyms for more maritime


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mar-i-tahym
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmær ɪˌtaɪm

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Définition of more maritime

Origin :
  • 1540s, "of or pertaining to the sea," from Middle French maritime (16c.) or directly from Latin maritimus "of the sea, near the sea," from mare (genitive maris) "sea" (see mere (n.)) + Latin ending -timus, originally a superlative suffix (cf. intimus "inmost," ultimus "last"), here denoting "close association with." Maritimes "seacoast regions of a country" is from 1590s; specifically of the southeasternmost provinces of Canada by 1926.
  • adj concerning the sea
  • adj nautical
Example sentences :
  • They are more maritime in locality than in habit; the Japanese being the chief navigators of the group.
  • Extract from : « The Natural History of the Varieties of Man » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • The chief differences arise from a different religion and a more maritime situation.
  • Extract from : « The Iliad of Homer » by Homer
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