Maine
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| 1. | a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 1,124,660; 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me. |
| 2. | a historical region and former province in NW France. |
| 3. | (italics ) a U.S. battleship blown up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898: this incident stimulated popular support in the U.S. for the Spanish-American War. |
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Maine
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| a state in New England |
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Maine
State in the northeastern United States; northernmost of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the northwest; New Brunswick, Canada, to the northeast; the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast; and New Hampshire to the west. Its capital is Augusta, and Portland is its largest city.
[Chapter:] American Geography
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Maine, NY Zip code(s): 13802
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Maine
Maine\, n. One of the New England States. Maine law, any law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling that enacted in the State of Maine.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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