a state in New England
"Many tourists travel north to Maine to enjoy its rocky coastline and lobster dinners."
Obsolete form of main.
"In old ballads, he would call out to his friend in a loud mairne voice."
Obsolete form of main.
"The obsolete spelling 'maine' appears in that old 17th-century manuscript to mean simply large or chief."
A province in northwest France. Capital: Le Mans.
"The ancient stone bridge spans the Maine, a historic river flowing through County Antrim."
A river in France, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire.
A Scottish and English surname, from Old French, a variant of Main.
A river in County Kerry, Ireland, flowing 43 km from Tobermaing into the Atlantic at Castlemaine.
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Irish kings Maine mac Cerbaill and Maine mac Néill.
Alternative form of Main: A river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The US state is named after a province in France with the same name that French explorers encountered there. This provincial name ultimately derives from an ancient Gaulish tribe known as the Cenomani.