Manzanar Relocation Center an internment camp located in east-central California that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II between 1942 and 1945. At its peak in late 1942, there were over 10,000 people being held there. Manzanar was the first and largest of the relocation centers and is now preserved as a National Historic Site.
manzanita any of various low evergreen shrubs of the western United States, bearing clusters of pink or white flowers.
Maoism the theories and policies of Mao Tse-Tung, esp. those concerning revolution and communism.
mao tai a strong, transparent liquor from China that is distilled from sorghum, a cereal grass.
Mao Tse-Tung a Chinese Communist leader and chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 (b.1893--d.1976).
maple sugar a sweet, yellowish brown, crystalline substance obtained by fully reducing the syrup made from the sap of maple trees.
maple syrup a sweet, viscous liquid made by reducing the sap from maple trees.
Maputo the seaport capital of Mozambique.
maquette a small model of a planned building, sculpture, or the like.
Mar. abbreviation of "March," the third month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days.
mar to damage or spoil, esp. on the surface or face, but not severely.
maraca a percussion instrument consisting of a gourd or gourd-shaped rattle filled with dried seeds or pebbles and usu. played in pairs by shaking, esp. to Latin American rhythms.
maraschino a very sweet liqueur or cordial distilled from the juice and crushed pits of a wild cherry.
maraschino cherry a cherry preserved in a sweet red syrup that is flavored with maraschino.