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MARPAT
MARPAT, short for MARine PATtern, is the digital pixelated camouflage pattern of the United States Marine Corps, adopted in 2002 in woodland and desert variants based on the Canadian CADPAT.
Marpessa Dawn
Marpessa Dawn (Gypsy Marpessa Menor, 1934-2008), American-born French actress, dancer, and singer of African American and Filipino heritage; played Eurydice in Black Orpheus (1959), Palme d'Or and Oscar winner.
MARPOL 73/78
MARPOL 73/78, also known as the MARPOL Convention, is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, adopted in 1973 and in force since 1983.
Marposs
Marposs is an Italian manufacturer of precision measurement, inspection, and testing equipment, founded in Bologna in 1952 by Mario Possati and known for in-process gauging on machine tools.
Marqeta
Marqeta is an American financial technology company headquartered in Oakland, California, founded by Jason Gardner in 2010, providing an open API platform for businesses to issue and manage payment cards.
Marqise Lee
Marqise Lee, born 1991 in Inglewood, CA, is a former USC wide receiver who won the 2012 Biletnikoff Award, was a unanimous All-American, and played five NFL seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Marqos
Marqos (Ge'ez ማርቆስ), originally the Egyptian monk Ariminios, was Abuna, or Metropolitan, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church from 1634 until his deposition in 1649, the first after Emperor Fasilides restored Orthodoxy in 1632.
Marquee Moon
Marquee Moon is Television's 1977 debut album on Elektra, produced by Tom Verlaine and Andy Johns; interlocking Verlaine-Lloyd guitars, UK No 28, no US chart entry, Pazz & Jop No 3, later canonized among rock's greatest debuts.
Marques Brownlee
Marques Brownlee (MKBHD, born 1993) is an American tech YouTuber from Maplewood, New Jersey, a Stevens Institute 2015 graduate whose channel, Waveform podcast, and studio made him a leading consumer-tech reviewer.
Marques Colston
Marques Colston, 252nd pick of the 2006 NFL Draft from Hofstra, became the New Orleans Saints' all-time leader with 711 catches, 9,759 yards, and 72 touchdowns, won Super Bowl XLIV, and never made a Pro Bowl.
Marqués de Ensenada
Marqués de Ensenada, born Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, was a Spanish statesman who held four ministerial posts under Felipe V and Fernando VI from 1743 to 1754.
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston, American R&B singer and actor (born 1981, Los Angeles), founding member of Immature/IMx and solo artist behind MH, Naked, and the chart-topping Veteran (2007); also Roger on Sister, Sister and star of You Got Served.
Marques Johnson
Marques Johnson (born 1956) is an American former NBA small forward, UCLA star and first John Wooden Award winner, drafted third overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1977; five-time All-Star, Bucks No. 8 retired, now Bucks TV analyst.
Marquesan oral literature
Marquesan oral literature is the body of myths, legends, genealogical recitations, and chants held in trained memory among the people of the Marquesas Islands in eastern Polynesia.
Marquesas Islands
Marquesas Islands (Te Henua Enata, Îles Marquises): remote volcanic archipelago of French Polynesia, settled by Polynesians around 1000 CE, annexed by France in 1842, and inscribed as a UNESCO mixed World Heritage site in 2024.
Marquese Chriss
Marquese Chriss, American basketball forward from Elk Grove, California; eighth overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft (Sacramento, traded to Phoenix) after one Washington season; NBA stints with Phoenix, Houston, Cleveland, Golden State, Dallas, and San Antonio.
Marquess
Marquess (marquis): hereditary noble rank, second below duke and above earl in the British peerage; from Latin marca, frontier, originally a border-territory governor; first English marquess Robert de Vere, 1385.
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, UK peerage title created 1916 for John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen, after his Irish viceroyalty; Temair means Tara; seat Haddo House; current holder George Ian Alastair Gordon.
Marquess of Alfonsín
Marquess of Alfonsín (Marqués de Alfonsín), also Marquesado de Alfonsín, is a Spanish marquisate with Grandeza de España created 24 June 2025 for Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, former head of Spain's Royal Household; transmits by absolute primogeniture.
Marquess of Donghun (Xiao Baojuan)
Xiao Baojuan, posthumously demoted to Marquess of Donghun (东昏侯), was a Southern Qi ruler whose misrule and failed defense of Jiankang let Xiao Yan seize the state.
Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca
Marqués del Llevant de Mallorca, a hereditary Spanish marquessate created by Real Decreto 517/2025 of 24 June 2025 for tennis player Rafael Nadal Parera of Manacor, among Felipe VI's first noble titles.
Marquess of Queensberry Rules
Marquess of Queensberry Rules: twelve boxing rules written by John Graham Chambers, published 1867 under the 9th Marquess of Queensberry; established gloves, 3-minute rounds, and the 10-second knockout count.
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball: Milwaukee's NCAA Division I Big East program, 1977 national champion under Al McGuire, three Final Fours, Dwyane Wade's 2003 run, home at Fiserv Forum since 2018.
Marquette Greene-Scott
Marquette Greene-Scott is an American politician, attorney, and former teacher who is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in Texas's 22nd District in 2026.
Marquette Interchange
The Marquette Interchange is a major freeway interchange in downtown Milwaukee, near Marquette University, where I-43, I-94, and I-794 meet; it was rebuilt in 2008 for $810 million.
Marquette King
Marquette King (born 1988, Macon, Georgia) is a former NFL punter, the fifth Black punter in league history; Raiders 2013-17, Broncos 2018, 2016 second-team All-Pro, later XFL/UFL with Arlington, retired 2026.
Marquette University
Marquette University, formerly Marquette College, is a Catholic, Jesuit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1881 and reported $49.1 million in research expenditures.
Marquette, Michigan
Marquette, Michigan: largest city in the Upper Peninsula, a Lake Superior port city of about 20,600 (2020 census), seat of Marquette County, known for iron ore shipping, Northern Michigan University, and the nickname Queen City of the North.
Marquez
Marquez is an open source metadata service, reference implementation of OpenLineage, for collecting and visualizing data lineage. Released by WeWork, LF AI & Data Graduated, Java and PostgreSQL based.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Marquez Valdes-Scantling is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, known as a deep threat who won two Super Bowls with Kansas City.