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# maria

proper noun (Maria); noun (maria — plural of mare, in astronomy)

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

## Everyday

1. Maria: a common girl's name in many countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#m1)
2. (astronomy) maria: the plural of «mare», the large dark flat areas on the Moon, once thought to be seas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#m2)
3. Maria is also the name of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, used in old exclamations like 'Sancta Maria!' [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#m3)

### In the lessons

As a name, it appears in stories and maths word problems («Maria has 5 apples»). In science lessons about the Moon, the maria are the dark patches made of old cooled lava; they make the «face» some people see in the Moon. Phrases: lunar maria.

### Examples

- Maria has twelve stickers and gives away five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x1)
- Maria is the tallest girl in our class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x2)
- The dark patches on the Moon are called maria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x3)
- The maria were made by lava long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x4)
- Maria and her dad went fishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x5)
- You can see the lunar maria without a telescope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x6)
- Ask Maria to share the crayons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x7)
- "Sancta Maria!" resounded from the interior. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/#x8)

### Note

As a name it takes a capital M. As the astronomy word it is plural; the singular is «mare» (said MAR-ay), not the horse «mare». Trap: the maria are not real seas; there is no water in them.

## On Mova

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