American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - A historical region and former province of northwest
France south of Normandy. United with Anjou in 1126, it passed
to England when Henry Plantagenet became king in 1154. Maine
reverted to the French crown in 1481. - A state of the northeast
United States. It was admitted as the 23rd state in 1820. First
explored by Europeans in 1602, the region was annexed by
Massachusetts in 1652. Maine's northern boundary with New
Brunswick was settled by a treaty with Great Britain in 1842.
Augusta is the capital and Portland the largest city.
Population: 1,320,000. - n. A province in northwest France,
centred on Le Mans - n. The northeasternmost state of the United
States of America. Capital: Augusta - n. A town in Marathon
County, Wisconsin. - n. A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. -
n. A town in Broome County, New York. GNU Webster's 1913 - n.
One of the New England States. - n. a state in New England
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