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Noun: martin  maa(r)-t(i)n
  1. Any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
    "Purple martins returned to their colony houses in early spring"
Noun: Martin  maa(r)-tin
  1. French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
    - Martin of Tours, St. Martin
     
  2. United States singer (1917-1995)
    - Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti
     
  3. United States actress (1913-1990)
    - Mary Martin
     
  4. United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)
    - Steve Martin
     
  5. Liberal Prime Minister of Canada (2003-2006)
    - Paul Martin

Sounds like: marshals, marshalls, martirtin, ma

Derived forms: martins

Type of: actor, actress, bishop, comedian, comic, funnyman, histrion [archaic], player, Prime Minister, role player, saint, singer, swallow, thesp [Brit, informal], thespian, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Encyclopedia: Martin, Nicholas