how to pronounce maria

/mɚˈiːə/

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maria is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of maria in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… aristocracy maria antoinette was granted …”

meanings of maria

name:

A female given name from Hebrew.
A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.
A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

noun:

Plural of mare (lunar plain).

maria frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word maria occurs in english on average 12.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.