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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Annapolis Cultural

Capital of Maryland.

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Location of the United States Naval Academy.

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Ricki Fairley, of Annapolis, Md., believes Starbucks is looking to make more money off the drinks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Democrat Mikie Sherrill, an Annapolis graduate, won 2025’s race for New Jersey governor partly by flipping some areas where Trump won in 2024.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Mr. Boyle is the associate dean for graduate programs at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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

Everyone knew that the center of gravity in American collegiate rowing still lay somewhere between Cambridge, New Haven, Princeton, Ithaca, and Annapolis.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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