maritime
adjective/ˈmærɪtaɪm/
/ˈmærɪtaɪm/
[only before noun]- connected with the sea or ships
- a maritime museum
- the country’s maritime history
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- (formal) near the sea
- maritime Antarctica
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin maritimus, from mare ‘sea’.
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