I. ˈmarəˌtīm also ˈmer- adjective
Etymology: Latin maritimus of the sea, maritime, from mare sea — more at marine
1. : of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea
maritime service
maritime power
maritime ancestry
the national neglect of maritime , as distinguished from naval, history — Times Literary Supplement
2.
a. : bordering on the sea
a maritime province
b. : living near the seacoast
maritime farmers
c. : characteristic of those who live near the sea
maritime cultures
3. : marine
the kittiwakes … the most maritime of all gulls — Tom Weir
a maritime climate
4. archaic , of a soldier : serving with a naval force
5. : having the characteristics of a mariner
he was far from having a maritime appearance — Charles Dickens
II. noun
( -s )
obsolete : a region or province that borders on the sea