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maire

maire noun: any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.

Noun

maire (plural maires)

  1. Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Maire

Maire

  1. A female given name from Irish.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Maire

Maire (plural Maires)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of maire

Noun
pluralmaires
Proper noun
pluralMaires

Origin of maire

Anglicisation of Irish Máire (“Mary”).

Borrowed from French Maire.

Words formed from maire

Questions about maire

What does maire mean?
Maire means any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.
What part of speech is maire?
Maire can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of maire?
The plural of maire is maires.

Words near maire in the dictionary

  1. Maipure
  2. Maipú
  3. mair
  4. Mairasi
  5. mairatour
  6. maire
  7. mairehau
  8. Mairembam
  9. Mairena
  10. Mairenas
  11. maires

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