Marine
WordNet
adjective
(1) Native to or inhabiting the sea
"Marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales"
(2) Of or relating to the sea
"Marine explorations"
(3) Of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
"Marine barracks"
(4) Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
"Nautical charts"
"Maritime law"
"Marine insurance"
noun
(5) A member of the United States Marine Corps
(6) A soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
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Etymology
Recorded since c.1420, from marin, from , from marinus "of the sea", itself from mare "sea", from Proto-Indo-European *mori-/*mari- "body of water, lake" (cognate with Old English mere "sea, lake, pool, pond", Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari).
Adjective
marine
- Of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine biology, marine insurance.)
Noun
- A member of a marine corps, which is commonly designated by the plural.
Etymology
marine, from , derived from .
Noun
Etymology
From , derived from .
Adjective
- Feminine singular form of marin.
Verb form
- First-person singular indicative present form of mariner.
- Third-person singular indicative present form of mariner.
- First-person singular subjunctive present form of mariner.
- Third-person singular subjunctive present form of mariner.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of mariner.
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Adjective
- Feminine plural form of marina.