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# mari

noun (Mari – a name of a people, a language and an ancient city); also a name

«mari» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a people) The Mari are a Finno-Ugric people who live mainly in the Mari El Republic in Russia, by the Volga river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#m1)
2. (a language) Mari is the language of that people, related to Finnish and Hungarian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#m2)
3. (history) Mari was an ancient city in what is now Syria, famous for clay tablets with old writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#m3)
4. (a name) A girl's name in several countries, such as Estonia, Finland and Japan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and history lessons Mari can appear as a people and language of Russia or as an ancient city on the Euphrates river in Syria, where archaeologists found thousands of clay tablets. As a name, it is a girl's name. It is not an ordinary English word. Do not confuse with «Mary» or «marry».

### Examples

- The Mari people have their own language and traditions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x1)
- Mari is related to Finnish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x2)
- Archaeologists found a royal palace at ancient Mari. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x3)
- Clay tablets from Mari tell us about life 4,000 years ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x4)
- My friend Mari comes from Estonia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x5)
- The Mari El Republic is in Russia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x6)
- Mari is a short name, often used in Finland and Japan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x7)
- The ruins of Mari are near the border of Syria and Iraq. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/#x8)

### Note

A name, so it is written with a capital M. Not an English common word. Different from «Mary» (a name), «marry» (to wed) and «merry» (happy), which sound similar in some accents.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mari» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mari» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mari.html) on Mova free.