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Maine vs Harrington - What's the difference?

maine | harrington |

maine

English

Etymology 1

Apprently from the name of the Celtic tribe the aulerci cenomanni, who inhabited a territory centered around its capital city of , today le Mans (a corruption of Cenomannis to *Celmans'' to ''Le Mans ).

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A province in northwest France, centred on the city of Le Mans.
    • Derived terms
    * Bas-Maine * Haut-Maine * Mainiot * mainiot * Mainiote * mainiote

    Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) province

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The northeasternmost state of the United States of America, the capital of which is Augusta.
  • A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  • A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
  • A town in Broome County, New York.
    • Derived terms
    * Mainer * ME

    Etymology 3

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A river, a tributary of the Loire, in the Maine-et-Loire in France.
    • See also
    * Maine-et-Loire *

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    harrington

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • from several places of that name in England.
  • anglicised from the (etyl) Ó hArrachtáin "descendant of Arrachtán".
  • A fishing village in New South Wales, Australia
  • A township municipality in Quebec, Canada
  • A city in Delaware
  • A town in Maine
  • A city in Washington

    • Derived terms

    * harringtonine

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short, light jacket with a zip front and often a tartan lining.