Definition of "Mari"

Mari¹

proper noun
1. (historical) An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.

Mari²

noun
plural only
1. A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.
proper noun
1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people.
2. Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.

Mari³

proper noun
1. An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Mari⁴

/ˈmɑɹi/

proper noun
1. A female given name from Japanese
  Quotations
  Our colleague, Mari Takahashi Parker (1993), compared schools in the United States and in Japan. She found that in the United States, principals tended to feel the weight of just about everything on their shoulders.
  2010 March 9, Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal, Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals, Corwin Press
  He hopped across and went to lift Mari, but she shook her head and jumped over [by] herself.
  2018, Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons, HMH Books For Young Readers, page 40