black maria

Black Ma·ri·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak muh-ree-uh]
- /blæk məˈri ə/
- /blæk məˈrɪə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak muh-ree-uh]
- /blæk məˈri ə/

Definitions of black maria words

noun black maria a police van for transporting prisoners 3
noun black maria a patrol wagon 3
noun black maria patrol wagon. 1
noun black maria (Slang) A police van for transporting prisoners. 0

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Origin of black maria

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Black maria

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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black maria popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for black maria

noun black maria

paddy wagon — Informal. patrol wagon.
patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.

All 2 Synonyms of black maria