Dictionary

maritime en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈmɛɹ.əˌtaɪm/ General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈmɛɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtɑem/ (Australia)
• [ˈmɛɹ.əˌtɑe̯m] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• (California) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French maritime, from Latin maritimus.

Meanings

1. Relating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).
   • I enjoy maritime activities such as yachting and deep sea diving.
   • “I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.” 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 1, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
   • Mystic’s maritime history dates to its days as a shipbuilding center, a time well preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, the world’s leading and largest of its kind, home to the famed 1800s whaleship, Charles W. Morgan. 2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN:
   • maritime insurance
   • maritime risks
   • maritime law
   • maritime museum
2. Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.
   • the maritime states; a maritime people
3. Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)
   • a maritime bird or animal
   • On the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northernmost Florida, maritime forests are dominated by live oaks (Quercus virginiana), and occur as large contiguous patches of forest on barrier islands, the immediate mainland, and as small patches (oak hammocks) scattered among coastal marshes. 2004 March, Scott G. Somershoe, C. Ray Chandler, “Use of Oak Hammocks by Neotropical Migrant Songbirds: the Role of Area and Habitat”, in The Wilson Bulletin, volume 116, number 1, Lawrence, KS: Wilson Ornithological Society, page 56:
4. Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.

Forms

Deriveds

maritime hypothec · maritime law · maritime republic · Maritimes · maritime earwig · maritimization · maritimely · Maritime provinces · Maritime Province · nonmaritime · maritime archaeology · maritime pine · maritime loan · submaritime · maritime archeology · Maritime Alps · maritimal · maritime empire

Relateds

mariner · marina · marine · marinate · fluvial · marinara

Translations (57)

ru морско́й (bordering on the sea) · be марскі́ (relating to the sea) · ru примо́рский (bordering on the sea) · de Meeres- (relating to the sea) · mk при́морски (bordering on the sea) · nb maritim (relating to the sea) · mk мо́рски (relating to the sea) · ru морско́й (relating to the sea) · be прымо́рскі (bordering on the sea) · gl marítimo (relating to the sea) · pl nadmorski (bordering on the sea) · it marittimo (bordering on the sea) · grc θαλάσσιος (relating to the sea) · fr maritime (bordering on the sea) · pl morski (relating to the sea) · ca marítim (relating to the sea) · uk примо́рський (bordering on the sea) · bg примо́рски (bordering on the sea) · fi merellinen (relating to the sea) · de Meeres- (bordering on the sea) · de maritim (bordering on the sea) · cs přímořský (bordering on the sea) · fi meri- (relating to the sea) · la maritimus (bordering on the sea) · sl pomorski (bordering on the sea) · la maritimus (relating to the sea) · nn maritim (relating to the sea) · fi merenrantainen (bordering on the sea) · fr côtier (bordering on the sea) · hi समुद्री (relating to the sea) · de See- (relating to the sea) · id kelautan (bordering on the sea) · de See- (bordering on the sea) · nl maritiem (relating to the sea) · sk morský (relating to the sea) · pt marítimo (relating to the sea) · cs mořský (relating to the sea) · pt marinho (relating to the sea) · sh mòrskī (relating to the sea) · tl karagatnin (bordering on the sea) · la marīnus (relating to the sea) · ar بَحْرِيّ (relating to the sea) · sl morski (relating to the sea) · es marítimo (bordering on the sea) · oc maritim (relating to the sea) · es marítimo (relating to the sea) · be марскі́ (bordering on the sea) · fr marin (bordering on the sea) · pl morski (bordering on the sea) · uk морськи́й (relating to the sea) · sh мо̀рскӣ (relating to the sea) · uk морськи́й (bordering on the sea) · fr marin (relating to the sea) · fr maritime (relating to the sea) · sl morski (bordering on the sea) · bg мо́рски (relating to the sea) · pt marítimo (bordering on the sea)