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Vinony

Mainer

proper noun

  1. native or inhabitant of Maine, USA
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) and *harjaz (“army”).

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Maine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English Mainer From Maine + -er.

  1. A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.

    ““People have no idea how good this stuff is, but they are about to find out,” said Mr. Patry, 62, who is possibly the most optimistic and talkative native Mainer in history.”