/məˈriːn/
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Translation
A soldier who is trained to fight both at sea and on land.
Word origin
From Latin marinus, meaning of the sea, from mare, the sea.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- marinus
- English cognates
- maritime, submarine
Grammar
Gender
Pluralmarines
Examples
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A marine is a special kind of soldier who can fight at sea and on land.
landed .
"Marines" is the plural, meaning more than one marine.
Scientists .
Here "marine" is used before a noun to mean "of the sea".
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