Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the
sea or
ocean
The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the wo ...
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Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
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Maritime (disambiguation)
Maritime may refer to:
Geography
* Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps
* Maritime Region, a region in Togo
* Maritime Southeast Asia
* The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prin ...
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Marine art
Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre parti ...
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Marine biology
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Marine debris
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Marine habitats
Marine habitats are habitats that support marine life. Marine life depends in some way on the saltwater that is in the sea (the term ''marine'' comes from the Latin ''mare'', meaning sea or ocean). A habitat is an ecological or environmental ...
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Marine life
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Marine pollution
Military
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Marines
Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refle ...
, a naval-based infantry force
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
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Royal Marines of the UK
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Brazilian Marine Corps
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Spanish Marine Infantry
The Spanish Naval Infantry ( es, Infantería de Marina) is the naval infantry unit of the Spanish Navy () responsible for conducting amphibious warfare by utilizing naval platforms and resources. The Marine Corps is fully integrated into the A ...
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Fusiliers marins (France)
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Indonesian Marine Corps
'' ("Glorious on the Land and Sea")
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Republic of China Marine Corps
The Republic of China Marine Corps (ROCMC; ), also known colloquially as the Taiwan Marine Corps, is the amphibious arm of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) responsible for amphibious combat, counter-landing and reinforcement of the areas under th ...
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Republic of Korea Marine Corps
The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC; ko, 대한민국 해병대, Daehanminguk Haebyeongdae), also known as the ROK Marine Corps or ROK Marines, is the marine corps of South Korea. The ROKMC is a branch of the Republic of Korea Navy respo ...
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Royal Thai Marine Corps
The Royal Thai Marine Corps or RTMC ( th, ราชนาวิกโยธินแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย) are the marines of the Royal Thai Navy. The Royal Thai Marine Corps was founded in 1932, when the first batt ...
*"Marine" also means "
navy
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...
" in several languages:
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Austro-Hungarian Navy ()
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Belgian Navy
The Belgian Navy, officially the Belgian Naval Component ( nl, Marinecomponent; french: Composante marine; german: Marinekomponente ) of the Belgian Armed Forces, is the naval service of Belgium.
History Early history
The Belgian Navy w ...
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Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack submar ...
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Provincial Marine
Provincial Marine was a coastal protection service in charge of the waters in the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River and parts of Lake Champlain under British control. While ships of the Provincial Marine were designated HMS, they were ...
(1796–1910), a predecessor to the Royal Canadian Navy
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Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...
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Royal Danish Navy
The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and Greenland). O ...
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Finnish Navy
The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...
(, )
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French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
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Gabonese Navy
The National Navy of Gabon (french: Marine Nationale du Gabon) is the naval branch of the Armed Forces of Gabon. It operates a few fast attack craft and patrol vessels to maintain security along its -long coastline.
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German Navy
The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified ''Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Mari ...
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Royal Moroccan Navy
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Royal Netherlands Navy ()
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Swedish Navy ()
Places
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Marines, Val-d'Oise, France
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Marines, Valencia
Marines is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most po ...
, Spain
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Marine, Illinois, United States
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Marine City, Michigan
Marine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, it is one of the cities in the River District north of Detroit and south of Lake Huron. In the late 19th century, it was a m ...
, United States
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Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, United States
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Marine, West Virginia, United States
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Marine Drive (disambiguation), the name of several streets in the world
Sports
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Marine F.C., an English football club from Merseyside
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Marines F.C., a Rwandan football club from Gisenyi
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Chiba Lotte Marines
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.
History
The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ...
, a Japanese professional baseball team
Other uses
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Marine (given name)
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''Marine'' (book), 1996 book by Tom Clancy
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The Marine
''The Marine'' is a 2006 American action film directed by John Bonito, and starring professional wrestler John Cena in his acting debut. It was executive produced by Vince McMahon through the film production division of WWE, called WWE Studi ...
'', 2006 American film
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''Marines'' (film), 2003 American film
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Merchant marine, or merchant navy, the fleet of merchant vessels registered in a country
* Marine, a
Terran basic tier ground unit in the Starcraft series
* Marine the Raccoon, an extra-dimensional character in ''
Sonic Rush Adventure''
* "The Marines",
episode of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''
People with the surname
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David Marine (1888–1976), American pathologist who tested the use of iodide to prevent goiters, which led to the iodization of salt
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Jean-Christophe Marine (born 1968), Belgian molecular biologist
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Joseph E. Marine (1905–1998), New York state senator
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Eulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné
Eulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné (1766? – June 11, 1878) was a Californio who was '' mayordoma'' of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel and grantee of Rancho del Rincón de San Pascual in the San Rafael Hills, in present-day Los Angeles County, ...
(1766?–1878)
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Jordi Font Mariné (born 1955), Andorran politician
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Oscar Mariné
Oscar Mariné Brandi (born 1951 in Madrid, Spain) is a designer, illustrator, expert typographer and professional artist; Oscar Mariné is one of the major communicators in post-Franco Spain. His internationally renowned work includes iconic desig ...
(born 1951), Spanish illustrator, typographer, and artist
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Adriana Marines
Adriana Nicole Marines (October 30, 1991 – September 27, 1997) was a 5-year-old American girl of Mexican descent, who was murdered in her Corpus Christi, Texas home. Her murder sparked widespread local and nationwide media attention.
Murder
O ...
(1991–1997), Mexican-American murder victim
See also
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Marin (disambiguation)
Marin (French) or Marín (Spanish "sailor") may refer to:
People
* Marin (name), including a list of persons with the given name or surname
* MaRin, in-game name of professional South Korean ''League of Legends'' player Jang Gyeong-hwan (born 19 ...
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Marina (disambiguation)
A marina is a place for docking pleasure boats.
Marina may also refer to:
Places Italy
*Bova Marina
* Cirò Marina
* Isca Marina
* Marciana Marina
* Marina di Bibbona
* Marina di Camerota
* Marina di Campo
** Marina di Campo Airport
* Mar ...
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Marine 5 (disambiguation)
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Mariner (disambiguation)
A mariner is a sailor.
Mariner or Mariners may also refer to:
Computing
* CBL-Mariner, a free and open source cloud infrastructure operating system based on Linux and developed by Microsoft
* Mariner (browser engine), a canceled project to enha ...
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Marini
Marini (last name) is a surname of Roman/Italian Catholic origin; closely associated with the last names: Marino and Mariani with the three patronymic forms emerging from the same region at approximately the same time. Migrations branching from Ita ...
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Marino (disambiguation) Marino, Mariño or Maryino may refer to:
Places
* Marino, Lazio, a town in the province of Rome, Italy
* Marino, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
** Marino Conservation Park
** Marino Rocks Greenway, a cycling route
** Marino Rocks railwa ...
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Maritime (disambiguation)
Maritime may refer to:
Geography
* Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps
* Maritime Region, a region in Togo
* Maritime Southeast Asia
* The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prin ...
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Marinha de Guerra (disambiguation) Marinha de Guerra (Portuguese for ''navy'') may refer to:
* The Angolan Navy ()
* The Bissau-Guinean Navy ()
* The Brazilian Navy ()
* The Mozambique Navy ()
* The Portuguese Navy ()
See also
* Marina (disambiguation)
* Marine (disambiguati ...
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Space Marine
The space marine, an archetype of military science fiction, is a kind of soldier who operates in outer space or on alien worlds. Historical marines fulfill multiple roles: ship defence, boarding actions, landing parties, and general-purpose hi ...
, in science fiction, a soldier who serves aboard a spacecraft or who is trained to fight in space or in planetary attacks
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Submarine
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