maritime
pronunciation
How to pronounce maritime in British English:
UK [ˈmærɪtaɪm]
How to pronounce maritime in American English:
US [ˈmærɪtaɪm]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
- bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea
Word Origin
- maritime (adj.)
- 1540s, "of or pertaining to the sea," from Middle French maritime (16c.) or directly from Latin maritimus "of the sea, near the sea," from mare (genitive maris) "sea" (see mere (n.)) + Latin ending -timus, originally a superlative suffix (compare intimus "inmost," ultimus "last"), here denoting "close association with." Maritimes "seacoast regions of a country" is from 1590s; specifically of the southeasternmost provinces of Canada by 1926.
Example
- 1. China is not alone in its maritime ambitions .
- 2. Maritime disputes are unlikely to go away soon .
- 3. The two countries are at odds over their maritime boundary .
- 4. Maritime security concerns are inevitable and legitimate .
- 5. Openness comes naturally to the british , a maritime bunch .