valuable timber tree of Panama
"The local carpenter searched high in the mountains to find a mature maria, a rare and highly valued timber tree native to Panama."
plural of mare (lunar plain).
"The maria on the moon's surface are vast, dark plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions."
In plain English: Maria are large, dark plains on the moon's surface that look like smooth seas but contain no water at all.
"Maria is my neighbor's daughter who loves to play soccer on the weekends."
A female given name from Hebrew.
"The linguist studied the grammar of Maria, a Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea."
A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.
A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
The name Maria comes from Latin, which borrowed it from Ancient Greek, ultimately tracing back to an Aramaic word for "rebellious" or "bitter." This form traveled into English as a common female given name alongside its variants Mary and Miriam.