Maxim

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun
  - 1.2.1 See also
2 Czech
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Proper noun
  - 2.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

After the inventor Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916).

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Maxim

The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.

[edit] See also

Maxim gun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Maxim gun

[edit] Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Maxim

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin saint's name Maximus, cognate to French Maxime and Russian Максим.

[edit] Proper noun

Maxim m.

A male given name.

[edit] Related terms

Maxmilián

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