maritime

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(măr'ĭ-tīm') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or adjacent to the sea.
  2. Of or relating to marine shipping or navigation. See synonyms at nautical.
  3. Of or resembling a mariner.

[Latin maritimus, from mare, mari-, sea.]


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adjective

  1. Of or relating to the seas or oceans: marine, oceanic, pelagic, thalassic. See sea.
  2. Of or relating to sea navigation: marine, nautical, navigational. See sea.

adj. connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity: a maritime museum.

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Of climates near the sea coast. Such climates have less extremes of temperature, both diurnally and seasonally, than their continental counterparts.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sø-, søfarts-, maritim, hav-, kyst-, strand-

idioms:

  • maritime climate    havklima

Nederlands (Dutch)
maritiem, betreffende de zee, lijkend op een marinier

Français (French)
adj. - maritime

idioms:

  • maritime climate    climat maritime

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Küsten-, See-

idioms:

  • maritime climate    Meeresklima

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ναυτιλιακός, ναυτικός, θαλάσσιος, θαλασσινός

idioms:

  • maritime climate    θαλάσσιο κλίμα

Italiano (Italian)
marittimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - marítimo

Русский (Russian)
морской, приморский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - marítimo

idioms:

  • maritime climate    clima marítimo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - maritim, kust-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
海的, 海事的, 海上的

idioms:

  • maritime climate    海洋性气候

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 海的, 海事的, 海上的

idioms:

  • maritime climate    海洋性氣候

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바다에 관련된, 바다에 가까이 있는, 뱃사람기질의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 海の, 海事の, 沿海の, 海辺の, 海上の

idioms:

  • maritime climate    海洋気候

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بحري, ملاحي, قريب من البحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שליד הים, ימי‬


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