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Black Maria

Meaning of "Black Maria" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BLACK MARIA

məˈraɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK MARIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Black Maria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLACK MARIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Black Maria

Black Maria may refer to: ▪ Black Maria, a slang term for a police van used to transport prisoners ▪ Edison's Black Maria, a film studio created by Thomas Edison...

Definition of Black Maria in the English dictionary

The definition of Black Maria in the dictionary is a police van for transporting prisoners.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACK MARIA

briar · brier · crier · drier · dryer · friar · fryer · greenbrier · hairdryer · pariah · Praia · prier · prior · trier · Uriah · washer-dryer · wrier · wryer · Zachariah · Zechariah

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACK MARIA

Black Monk · black mould · Black Mountain · Black Mountains · black mulberry · Black Muslim · Black Muslims

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACK MARIA

aquaria · aria · Ave Maria · Bavaria · Bulgaria · Gran Canaria · Gulf of Carpentaria · Henrietta Maria · honoraria · luminaria · malaria · maria · militaria · rosaria · sanitaria · Santa Maria · sharia · the Santa Maria · Tia Maria · varia

Synonyms and antonyms of Black Maria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Black Maria» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BLACK MARIA

Find out the translation of Black Maria to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Black Maria from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Black Maria» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

囚车
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

negro Maria
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Black Maria
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

काले मारिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسود ماريا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Черный ворон
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Black Maria
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ব্ল্যাক মারিয়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

black Maria
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Black Maria
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Black Maria
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ブラック·マリア
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

블랙 마리아
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Black Maria
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đen Maria
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பிளாக் மரியா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॅक मारिया
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kara Maria
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Black Maria
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

czarny Maria
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорний ворон
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

negru Maria
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μαύρο Μαρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Swart Maria
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Svart Maria
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Svart Maria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Black Maria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK MARIA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Black Maria

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK MARIA»

Discover the use of Black Maria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Black Maria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Black Maria
A new collection of poetry by the author of the critically acclaimed Jelly Roll journeys into the world of film noir as he captures the adventures of a private eye called A.K.A. Jones and ingenue-turned-femme fatale Delilah Redbone and ...
Kevin Young, 2007
2
Black maria
Cartoon collection. A large number originally appeared in "The New Yorker".
Charles Addams, 1960
3
Black Maria
On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness!
Diana Wynne Jones, 2012
4
The Black Maria
Civil War veteran and Philadelphia police investigator Wilton McCleary knows that the murder of a girl in "Shantyville"the city's seamy red light districtis connected to a wealthy industrialist family, but now he has to prove it. Original.
Mark Graham, 2000
5
Black Maria, M.A.: A Classic Crime Novel: (Black Maria, Book ...
MARIA. BLACK,. M.A.. DETECTIVES OF FICTION: JOHN SLATE Tells How He Invented the Character of His School-Ma'am Sleuth— Miss Maria Black was conceived in my mind out of no more than a memory—a childhood memory of a distant ...
John Russell Fearn, 2012
6
The Rover
said somebody, in tones of commingled fear and curiosity. "Who comes ?" The finger of the speaker pointed steadfastly down the street. "Who comes V " Black Maria !" was the half whispered reply. Conversation ceased — a shade of gloom  ...
7
The Guardian
BLACK MARIA. BY THE EDITOR. Wiiat do we mean by Black Maria ? That is a proper question, and it shall be answered. It is not a colored woman, as the reader perhaps hastily supposed, that is to form the subject of our present article.
8
Black Maria, M.A.
However, family members believe it was murder. His sister in England, Maria Black, M.A., Headmistress of a girls' school, wants to discover the truth.
John Russell Fearn, 2008
9
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
For over 40 years, until his death in 1967, Langston Hughes captured in his poetry the lives of black people in the USA. Selected Poems is made up of Hughes' own choice of his poetry, published first in 1959.
Langston Hughes, 1999
10
Brazilian Women Speak: Contemporary Life Stories
One day an inspector came to the school, and when it was time to ask questions like they do, he said, "White Maria Helena and Black Maria Helena, come here." Well, when my father heard about this, he got very offended. He thought it was ...
Daphne Patai, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK MARIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Black Maria is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Two drug suspects flee court premises, recaptured
... guards who helped Mr. Moses in the recapture, the NDLEA officer, panting and cursing, shoved them into a Black Maria and locked the door. «Premium Times, Jul 15»
2
Scars of Emergency haunt Bengal, 40 years later
KOLKATA: Black Maria vans. Heavy thudding of police boots. Curbs on freedom. Midnight knocks. Exactly 40 years ago, these had invaded the ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
3
Mountainside Library July programs
... cinema and television—from Edison's Black Maria Studio to the numerous Jersey-born artists that have starred on the big and little screens. «NJ.com, Jun 15»
4
Art Notes June 24
Film Shorts: The 34th annual Black Maria Film Festival of shorts films by independent filmmakers across the country is this Friday, June 26, at 8 ... «The SandPaper, Jun 15»
5
Black Maria Film Festival Rolling Into LBI Foundation on Friday
The Black Maria Film Festival is unusual in a couple of ways. First, its lineup is composed of nothing but shorts. Second, it is a traveling feast. «The SandPaper, Jun 15»
6
Breckenridge: The Black Mariah and the Kangaroo Kourt
Ken for reasons unknown lettered both sides of the paddy wagon as "Black Maria," skipping the "h". Oh well – that's the way it stayed. Where is ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jun 15»
7
Thomas Edison, inventor of ... the cat video?
That little loop (which is also in the Library of Congress) was originally recorded in July 1894 at Edison's Black Maria Studio in West Orange, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
8
'He came to see blackfellas!' When Muhammad Ali visited Fitzroy
The Aboriginal population was poor, continually harassed by the “black maria” police van, and beset by sickness. Aunty Alma remembers at ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Watch: Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' Meets Alain Resnais' 'Last …
His publications have appeared in animation: an interdisciplinary journal, The Black Maria, Flow, In Media Res, Mediascape, Press Play, ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»
10
Why Do We Love Cat Videos? The Addictive Allure of Internet Cats …
One of the first movies made by Thomas Edison's Black Maria movie studio featured two cats 'boxing'. The video, which dates form 1894, can ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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