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maritime

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/
  • US: /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈmɛɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈmɛɹ.əˌtaɪm/ General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtɑem/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈmɛɹ.əˌtɑe̯m]
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 R AH0 T AY2 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • maritime law
  • maritime insurance
  • maritime risks
  • maritime museum
  • I enjoy maritime activities such as yachting and deep sea diving.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the maritime states; a maritime people

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • a maritime bird or animal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nautical charts
  • maritime law
  • marine insurance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nautical, marine

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a maritime province
  • maritime farmers
  • maritime cultures

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French maritime, from Latin maritimus.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy) — relating to the sea
  • Belarusian: марскі́ (marskí) — relating to the sea
  • Bulgarian: мо́рски (mórski) — relating to the sea
  • Catalan: marítim — relating to the sea
  • Czech: mořský — relating to the sea
  • Dutch: maritiem — relating to the sea
  • French: maritime — relating to the sea
  • French: marin — relating to the sea
  • Galician: marítimo — relating to the sea
  • German: See- — relating to the sea
  • German: Meeres- — relating to the sea
  • Ancient Greek: θαλάσσιος (thalássios) — relating to the sea
  • Hindi: समुद्री (samudrī) — relating to the sea
  • Latin: maritimus — relating to the sea
  • Latin: marīnus — relating to the sea
  • Macedonian: мо́рски (mórski) — relating to the sea
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maritim — relating to the sea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maritim — relating to the sea
  • Occitan: maritim — relating to the sea
  • Polish: morski — relating to the sea
  • Portuguese: marinho — relating to the sea
  • Portuguese: marítimo — relating to the sea
  • Russian: морско́й (morskój) — relating to the sea
  • Serbo-Croatian: мо̀рскӣ — relating to the sea
  • Serbo-Croatian: mòrskī — relating to the sea
  • Slovak: morský — relating to the sea
  • Slovene: morski — relating to the sea
  • Spanish: marítimo — relating to the sea
  • Ukrainian: морськи́й (morsʹkýj) — relating to the sea
  • Belarusian: прымо́рскі (prymórski) — bordering on the sea
  • Belarusian: марскі́ (marskí) — bordering on the sea
  • Bulgarian: примо́рски (primórski) — bordering on the sea
  • Czech: přímořský — bordering on the sea
  • French: maritime — bordering on the sea
  • French: marin — bordering on the sea
  • French: côtier — bordering on the sea
  • German: maritim — bordering on the sea
  • German: See- — bordering on the sea
  • German: Meeres- — bordering on the sea
  • Indonesian: kelautan — bordering on the sea
  • Italian: marittimo — bordering on the sea
  • Latin: maritimus — bordering on the sea
  • Macedonian: при́морски (prímorski) — bordering on the sea
  • Polish: nadmorski — bordering on the sea
  • Polish: morski — bordering on the sea
  • Portuguese: marítimo — bordering on the sea
  • Russian: примо́рский (primórskij) — bordering on the sea
  • Russian: морско́й (morskój) — bordering on the sea
  • Slovene: pomorski — bordering on the sea
  • Slovene: morski — bordering on the sea
  • Spanish: marítimo — bordering on the sea
  • Tagalog: karagatnin — bordering on the sea
  • Ukrainian: примо́рський (prymórsʹkyj) — bordering on the sea
  • Ukrainian: морськи́й (morsʹkýj) — bordering on the sea
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