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Added 9 October 2026

marine

/məˈɹiːn/ adjective

In Latin: maritimus, marīnus Wiktionary

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Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
Used or adapted for use at sea.

noun

A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
He was a marine in World War II.
: A marine corps.
He fought with the Marines in World War II.
A painting representing some marine subject.

verb

To adapt for use in a marine environment.
To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.

Origin

Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.

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