Mari

ˈmɑːri

Definition

Definition of Mari - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

namesgirl's name

Mari is my best friend.

Mary

historyancient city in modern-day Syria

Mari was a significant trade center.

culture

Rare

Volga-Finnic ethnic group in Russia

Rare

The Mari have a rich cultural heritage.

speech

TECH.

language used by an ethnic group living near the Volga in Russia

TECH.

Mari is taught in local schools.

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Mari El Republic

republic in central Russia with Yoshkar-Ola as capital

Mari El Republic is known for its cultural diversity.

Origin of Mari

Sumerian, mar (lord)

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Marian

adj.

culture

related to the Mari people

Examples of Mari in a sentence

We named our daughter Mari after her grandmother.
Archaeologists discovered artifacts from Mari.
Mari's ruins reveal much about ancient civilizations.
Mari traditions are celebrated annually in the village.
The Mari language is taught in local schools.
Many Mari speakers are bilingual, also speaking Russian.

Mari has several dialects spoken across different regions.

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French:Mari, mari, ...
German:Mari, ...
Italian:Mari, mari, ...
Spanish:Mari, mari, ...
Portuguese:Mari, mari, ...
Chinese:玛丽, 马里人, ...
Japanese:マリ, マリ人, ...
Arabic:مَارِي, مَجْمُوعَةُ مارِي, ...
Hebrew:מָרִי, מַרִי, ...
Russian:Мари, марийцы, ...
Ukrainian:Марі, марійська мова, ...
Hindi:मारी, मारी भाषा, ...
Bengali:মারি, ...
Catalan:Mari, mari, ...
Czech:Mari, Marijec, ...
Danish:Mari, ...
Dutch:Mari, ...
Greek:Μάρι, Μαρί, ...
Hungarian:Mari, mari, ...
Khmer:ម៉ារី, ជនជាតិម៉ារី, ...
Korean:마리, 마리족, ...
Persian:ماری, ماری‌ها, ...
Polish:Mari, mari, ...
Portuguese (BR):Mari, ...
Romanian:Mari, limba Mari, ...
Swedish:Mari, mari, ...
Thai:มาริ, มารี, ...
Turkish:Mari, ...
Vietnamese:Mari, người Mari, ...

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