Mater is a formal Latin term for mother and may refer to:
Places
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Mater, Belgium
Oudenaarde (; french: Audenarde ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heu ...
, a village near Oudenaarde
Health care
Australia
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Mater Health Services
Mater Group was formed in 2016 by aligning Mater Health, Mater Education, Mater Research and Mater Foundation under a single, unified banner. Mater provides care for some 500,000 patients each year. Mater was established in 1906 by the Sisters o ...
, Brisbane, Australia
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Mater Health Services North Queensland
Mater Health Services North Queensland operates two private hospitals, one established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1945 named Mater Hospital Pimlico (Formally the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Townsville) and the second purchased in 2007 named the ...
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Mater Hospital Pimlico
The Mater Private Hospital, Pimlico, formerly known as the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, and commonly known as 'The Mater', is the largest private hospital in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.Mater Women's and Children's Hospital
Mater Women's and Children's Hospital in Hyde Park Townsville, Queensland was established in 2007 when the Sisters of Mercy (Mater Health Services North Queensland) bought the competing private obstetric hospital, the Wesley/Park Haven Hospita ...
*Calvary Mater Hospital,
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, w ...
UK and Ireland
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Mater Infirmorum Hospital
The Mater Infirmorum Hospital, commonly known as The Mater, is an acute hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It provides services to most of North Belfast and South Antrim, reaching as far as Glengormley, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey It is m ...
, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (the best-known hospital in Ireland that is referred to as the Mater)
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Mater Private Hospital
The Mater Private Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Príobháideach an Mater) is a private hospital business. Its main hospital is located just to the east of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to the main hospital ...
, Dublin, Ireland
Other uses
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Mater (''Cars''), a character in the Disney animated film ''Cars''
* ''Mater'', an album by the Slovak composer
Vladimír Godár featuring singer Iva Bittová
* Mater, a major part of an
astrolabe
An astrolabe ( grc, ἀστρολάβος ; ar, ٱلأَسْطُرلاب ; persian, ستارهیاب ) is an ancient astronomical instrument that was a handheld model of the universe. Its various functions also make it an elaborate inclin ...
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M.A.T.E.R.
M.A.T.E.R. (''Motori Alimentatori Trasformatori Elettrici Roma'', often referred to as M.A.T.E.R. Roma) was an Football in Italy, Italian association football club located in Rome. It was dissolved in 1945 for lack of funds. Its colors were p ...
, a football (soccer) club in Rome
See also
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Juris Māters
Juris Māters (''or Māteru Juris''; 11 March 1845 – 4 February 1885) was a Latvian writer and journalist.
References
1845 births
1885 deaths
People from South Kurzeme Municipality
People from Courland Governorate
Latvian writers
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(1845–1885), Latvian writer and journalist
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Dura mater, the outermost layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord in mammals
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Arachnoid mater
The arachnoid mater (or simply arachnoid) is one of the three meninges, the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. It is so named because of its resemblance to a spider web. The arachnoid mater is a derivative of the neural c ...
, the middle layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord in mammals
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Pia mater, the innermost layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord in mammals
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