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

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Maryland

Hottle was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Frederick, Maryland on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

I rented a car in Maryland for the weekend and, when I returned it, I discovered a chip that had turned into a small crack in the windshield.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

The contractor operated a Maryland data center that stored public-company data that the SEC distributes for investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

The issue for Sunday's game, said Joel Dreessen, an air quality forecaster for the state of Maryland, is whether more smoke spills south after weekend storm systems.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

But this summer, she was actually moving to Maryland.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks