First Known Use: 15th century
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1marine
adjective ma·rine \mə-ˈrēn\
: of or relating to the sea or the plants and animals that live in the sea
: of or relating to sailing on the sea or doing business (such as trading) by sea
Full Definition of MARINE
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: of or relating to marines <marine barracks>
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Origin of MARINE
Middle English, from Latin marinus, from mare sea; akin to Old English mere sea, pool, Old High German meri sea, Old Church Slavic morje
Rhymes with MARINE
Andine, arene, baleen, beguine, Benin, benzene, benzine, Bernstein, between, black bean, boreen, bovine, broad bean, buckbean, caffeine, canteen, carbine, careen, chlorine, chopine, chorine, citrine, codeine, colleen, convene, cotquean, cuisine, dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, dry-clean, dudeen, eighteen, Essene, e-zine, fanzine, fascine, fifteen, flavine, fluorine, fourteen, gamine, gangrene, glassine, gyrene, Hellene, hoatzin, horsebean, houseclean, khamsin, Ladin, lateen, latrine, Lublin, machine, malines, moline, moreen, morphine, nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nineteen, nongreen, obscene, offscreen, on-screen, patine, piscine, poteen, praline, preteen, pristine, propine, Rabin, ratteen, ravine, red bean, routine, saline, saltine, Salween, sardine, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen, shebeen, siren, Sistine, sixteen, Slovene, snap bean, soybean, spalpeen, string bean, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen, Szczecin, tacrine, takin, taurine, terrene, terrine, thirteen, Tolkien, tontine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, wax bean, white bean, windscreen, yestreen, Yibin, zechin
2marine
noun
: a member of the U.S. Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines
Full Definition of MARINE
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a : the mercantile and naval shipping of a country b : seagoing ships especially in relation to nationality or class
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: one of a class of armed services personnel serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force; specifically : a member of the United States Marine Corps
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: an executive department (as in France) having charge of naval affairs
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: a marine picture : seascape
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First Known Use of MARINE
1669
MARINE Defined for Kids
1marine
adjective ma·rine \mə-ˈrēn\
Definition of MARINE for Kids
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: of or relating to the sea <marine animals>
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: of or relating to the navigation of the sea : nautical <marine charts>
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: of or relating to soldiers in the United States Marine Corps <marine barracks>
Word Root of MARINE
The Latin word mare, meaning “sea,” gives us the root mar. Words from Latin mare have something to do with the sea. Something marine, such as an animal or plant, lives in the sea. A marina is a dock in the sea where boats can anchor. A submarine is a ship that operates underwater in the sea.
2marine
noun
Definition of MARINE for Kids
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: a soldier of the United States Marine Corps
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: the ships of a country
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