Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Marias [muh-rahy-uh s] Examples noun
- a river in NW Montana, flowing SE to the Missouri River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
Maria 1[muh-ree-uh] noun
Origin of Maria 1Shortening of Santa Maria. Maria 2[muh-ree-uh, -rahy-uh; Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish mah-ree-ah] noun
- a female given name, form of Mary.
Examples from the Web for marias Historical Examples of marias
They all hurried into the canoes and dropped down to the mouth of the Marias.
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri
Emerson Hough
But Marias grandmother had used it for many years, and it had a lock.
F. Marion Crawford
Marias hand had closed upon the precious packet while he spoke.
F. Marion Crawford
One man, name unknown, was found dead near the Marias in 1875.
Robert Vaughn
The houses at the mouth of the Marias were burned after the company moved to Brule bottom.
Robert Vaughn
British Dictionary definitions for marias maria noun
- the plural of mare 2
Word Origin and History for marias Maria
fem. proper name, from Late Latin; see Mary.
