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Maine (from Maienne, meaning river of the middle in old French) may refer to:
Places
In France:
- Maine (province), an historic province of France named from the region of Le Mans, *cenomanni > *Celomanni > Le Maine , territory of the Celtic tribe Aulerci Cenomanni.
- Maine River, in the Maine-et-Loire département in France, new name created with the river name Maienne, today Mayenne considered as an affluent. No etymological connection with the other Maine: Mayenne < Meodena, Meduana IXth C.
In the United States:
- Maine, a U.S. state
- Maine, New York
- Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin
- Maine, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
- Maine Township, Illinois
In Northern Ireland:
People
- Maine Mór mac Echdach, eponymous founder of the Uí Maine tribe in Ireland
- Maine of Tethba, probably a double of the previous, eponymous founder of the Cenél Maini
- Maine mac Cerbaill (died c.537), Irish king
- Maine mac Néill (died 712), Irish king
- Henry James Sumner Maine (1822-1888), an English comparative jurist and historian
- John Maine, a Major League Baseball pitcher
- Natalie Maines, lead singer for the Dixie Chicks
- Agent Maine is a character in the popular machinima Red vs. Blue. He is also known as The Meta.
Ships
- SS Maine, British steam ship launched 1905
- TS State of Maine, training ship of the public college Maine Maritime Academy
- USS Maine (ACR-1), launched in 1889
- USS Maine (BB-10), launched in 1901
- USS Maine (BB-69), a Montana class battleship canceled in 1943
- USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio class nuclear ballistic missile submarine launched in 1994
Other
- Maine law, an 1851 temperance law named for the U.S. state which made sale of liquor difficult
- Maine Road, a former football stadium in England which was the home of Manchester City F.C. from 1923 until 2003
- Maine Soft Drinks Ltd, a manufacturer and retailer of soft drinks from Ballymoney, County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
- The Maine (band), an American pop punk band
See also
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