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Maine has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a state in New England

"Many tourists travel north to Maine to enjoy its rocky coastline and lobster dinners."

2

Obsolete form of main.

"In old ballads, he would call out to his friend in a loud mairne voice."

Adjective
1

Obsolete form of main.

"The obsolete spelling 'maine' appears in that old 17th-century manuscript to mean simply large or chief."

Proper Noun
1

A province in northwest France. Capital: Le Mans.

"The ancient stone bridge spans the Maine, a historic river flowing through County Antrim."

2

A river in France, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire.

3

A Scottish and English surname, from Old French, a variant of Main.

4

A river in County Kerry, Ireland, flowing 43 km from Tobermaing into the Atlantic at Castlemaine.

5

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Irish kings Maine mac Cerbaill and Maine mac Néill.

6

Alternative form of Main: A river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Origin

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.

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