Meanings
Origin
- Latinmare“sea”
- Vulgar Latin*mara“standing water”
- GermanMaar
- Englishmaar
English usage from 1825, from German Maar, of uncertain origin (see the German entry for theories), possibly from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”), and thus a Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”).
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Chinese Mandarin 低平火山口
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Finnish maari
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French maar
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German Maar
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Polish maar
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Romanian maar
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APA
maar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maar
MLA
“maar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maar.
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