Maine
Americannoun
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a state in the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 square miles (86,027 square kilometers). Augusta. ME (for use with zip code), Me.
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a historical region and former province in northwestern France.
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(italics) a U.S. battleship blown up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898, an incident that stimulated popular support in the United States for the Spanish-American War.
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Example Sentences
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A few months after Maine Road, the band played to 250,000 fans on the grounds of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire over two nights in August 1996 - shows that are regarded as Britpop's crowning moment.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Even Graham Platner, the scruffy Maine oyster farmer, was winning Obama-esque praise before his Senate candidacy imploded.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The New Hampshire-born, Utah-raised artist was once a former shoe factory worker from Maine whose singer-songwriter journey began when he woke up one morning to Stephen Stills’ “Treetop Flyer” on his clock radio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But Maine and Michigan, which both border Canada, are among the states most affected by a U.S. trade war with that country, TD Cowen’s Krueger noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you start at the northern end, at Mount Katahdin in Maine, you must wait for the snows to clear in late May or June.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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