ma·ru
| \ ˈmä(ˌ)rü \
plural -s
Definition of maru
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a Japanese ship
especially
: a Japanese merchant ship
Maru
noun (2)
Ma·ru
| \ " \
plural Maru or Marus
Definition of Maru (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a Tibeto-Burman people of the Nmai river region in northeastern Burma
2
: a member of the Maru people
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