maritime

UK: /ˈmærɪtaɪm/ US: /ˈmærɪˌtaɪm/ ,(mar′i tīm′)

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mar•i•time /ˈmærɪˌtaɪm/   adj. [before a noun]

1. Nautical of or relating to navigation.
2. Nautical of or relating to the sea:
   maritime weather.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mar•i•time  (mar′i tīm′), adj. 

1. Nautical connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.
2. Nautical of or pertaining to the sea:
   maritime resources.
3. bordering on the sea:
   maritime provinces.
4. living near or in the sea:
   maritime plants.
5. Nautical characteristic of a sailor;
   nautical:
   maritime clothing.

• Latin maritimus pertaining to the sea, equivalent. to mari- (stem of mare sea) + -timus adjective, adjectival suffix
• 1540–50

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maritime / ˈmærɪˌtaɪm/ adjective

1. of or relating to navigation, shipping, etc; seafaring
2. of, relating to, near, or living near the sea
3. (of a climate) having small temperature differences between summer and winter; equable

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin maritimus from mare sea