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Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeastern most state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.
Maine: Mainer Down Easter or Downeaster, [29] Mainiac, [30] Yankee (rare) Maryland: Marylander Massachusetts: Massachusettsan Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) [31]
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Maine: Vacationland. Since 1936, Maine license plates have beckoned tourists nationwide, calling them to visit Vacationland. ... However, being called a tar heel began as a mocking term for the ...
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north.
A person from this area may be called a "down-easter." Within Maine, the phrase may refer specifically to the state's easternmost regions, also called Downeast Maine. The Downeast Maine National Heritage Area was established in the National Heritage Area Act in 2022. [1]
Maine is divided into 16 counties and contains 482 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and plantations. [2] In Maine, a plantation is an organized form of municipal self-government similar to but with less power than a town or a city.
The origin of the name Maine is unclear. One theory is that it was named after the French province of Maine.Another is that it derives from a practical nautical term, "the main" or "Main Land", "Meyne" or "Mainland", which served to distinguish the bulk of the state from its numerous islands. [1]