Maryland

American  

[mer-uh-luhnd] / ˈmɛr ə lənd /

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 10,577 square miles (27,395 square kilometers). Annapolis. MD (for use with zip code), Md.

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Maryland British  

/ ˈmɛərɪˌlænd, ˈmɛrɪlənd /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Md.   MD.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic: divided into two unequal parts by Chesapeake Bay: mostly low-lying, with the Alleghenies in the northwest Capital: Annapolis. Pop: 5 508 909 (2003 est). Area: 31 864 sq km (12 303 sq miles)

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Maryland Cultural  

1. State in the eastern United States bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Delaware to the east, and Virginia and West Virginia to the south and west. Its capital is Annapolis. Baltimore is its largest city.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• Marylander noun

Example Sentences

Seventy years after her death, her family filed a lawsuit against Novartis in the state of Maryland.

From BBC

"Our message is clear, those who prey on our children will pay a hefty price," said US attorney Kelly Hayes for the District of Maryland.

From BBC

Thomas R. Holtz Jr., a principal lecturer in the University of Maryland's Department of Geology, has spent years studying how dinosaurs functioned within their ecosystems and how those systems differed from today's world.

From Science Daily

Mark Davis was just 13 years old when he perished in a juvenile detention facility for Black boys in the eastern US state of Maryland some 140 years ago.

From Barron's

On Friday, the Bruins will host No. 18 Iowa, No. 19 Ohio State and No. 25 Maryland, their toughest competition since their last quad meet, where they placed third behind Oklahoma and Louisiana State.

From Los Angeles Times