Maas

[ mahs ]

/ mɑs /

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noun

Dutch name of theMeuse.

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Words nearby Maas

ma-and-pa, maar, M.A.Arch., Maarianhamina, Maariv, Maas, Maasai, Maastricht, Maat, Mab, Mabel

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How to use Maas in a sentence

One reason was a recently completed project that diverted floodwaters into a 1,300-acre wetland, which held the water and lowered parts of the raging Maas by more than a foot.
Our water infrastructure needs to change|Sandra Postel|December 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Still, Maas says, that affiliation is important, since it relates to particular resources and opportunities.
Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input|Ellie Shechet|March 3, 2021|Popular-Science
“We found that women and the Global South are strikingly underrepresented,” says Maas.
Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input|Ellie Shechet|March 3, 2021|Popular-Science
Maas also says that the study’s binary approach to gender is not ideal, but is based on the currently available data—and that in the future, it will be important to expand out.
Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input|Ellie Shechet|March 3, 2021|Popular-Science

“More New Yorkers have developed a connection to Rockaway since Sandy,” Maas says.
Superstorm Who? Sandy’s Hard-Hit Beach Towns Reopen for Business|Eliza Shapiro, Josh Dzieza|May 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They also sent the bodies of Loren and Maas to Pennsylvania for further forensic testing unavailable in Canada, said Leslie.
A Teen Serial Killer in Canada?|Christine Pelisek|October 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Fitzpatrick would not say how Legebokoff may have met Stuchenko, Maas, and Montgomery, and if they met online.
A Teen Serial Killer in Canada?|Christine Pelisek|October 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Joseph Maas was one of the singers whom this company did much for; and George Conly was another.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna|Clara Louise Kellogg
On our opening night of Faust he gave out with a sore throat, and Maas took his place successfully.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna|Clara Louise Kellogg
Hubert was born, perhaps about 1365, at Maas Eyck, from which he takes his name.
The Book of Art for Young People|Agnes Conway
You must make up your mind therefore at once, as I shall not touch at another till we come off Brill, at the mouth of the Maas.
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin|William H. G. Kingston
It is situated on the top of an old dike or dam, built to keep the Maas from overflowing the country behind it.
Dikes and Ditches|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for Maas (1 of 2)

maas

/ (mɑːs) /

noun

Southern African thick soured milk

Word Origin for maas

from Nguni amasi milk

British Dictionary definitions for Maas (2 of 2)

Maas

/ (maːs) /

noun

the Dutch name for the Meuse

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