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nouna state in New England
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- sport (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
- echo (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
- portland largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
- achilles a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
- nero Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
- kr a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
- augusta the capital of the state of Maine
- lewiston a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland
- calais a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
- penobscot a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay