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Mari

[ mah-ree ]

noun

, plural Ma·ris, (especially collectively) Ma·ri
  1. a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
  2. the Finnic language of the Mari.


Mari

/ ˈmɑːrɪ /

noun

  1. another name for Cheremiss
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mari1

< Russian mári (not declined) < Mari marij Mari, man
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Example Sentences

Pastor Henrique Vieira, a federal congressman, said: "I didn't want her to be a flag, a slogan. She is missed and we really miss Mari's joy, strength, bravery, brilliance."

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“I was shocked I was so emotional. And my daughter Mari, who I was pregnant with at the time, she pointed at it and she was so excited. She was like, ‘That’s me in there!’”

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Mari and Juan were living a very tense moment at a family level.

The school's president, Ana Mari Cauce, described news of her death as "awful" while adding that Ms Eygi had had a "positive influence" on other students.

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Fellow Briton Mari Durward-Akhurst was ranked number one in the Grade I category, but failed to reach the podium.

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