Annapolis

American

[uh-nap-uh-lis] / əˈnæp ə lɪs /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Maryland, in the central part, on Chesapeake Bay: U.S. Naval Academy.

Annapolis British

/ əˈnæpəlɪs /

noun

the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)

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Annapolis Cultural

Capital of Maryland.

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Location of the United States Naval Academy.

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His career as an executive for ESAB, a maker of welding equipment and other industrial products, took the family to Annapolis, Md., Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to Sweden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Bill Korman, CEO of advisory firm BFLagency.com External link in Annapolis, Md., says he monitors his clients’ spending on a quarterly basis.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

His father expected him to follow him into the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“I felt I literally lived with a toilet brush in my hand,” wrote a disgruntled citizen to an Annapolis newspaper columnist in 1997.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

She noticed a pile of maps of Annapolis on the counter top and took one.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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