Baltimore
1a black nymphalid butterfly, Melitaea phaeton, characterized by orange-red, yellow, and white markings, common in those areas of the northeastern U.S. where turtlehead, the food plant of its larvae, is found.
Origin of Baltimore
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Other definitions for Baltimore (2 of 2)
David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
Lord. Sir George Calvert.
a seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay.
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How to use Baltimore in a sentence
Spires, an acclaimed poet who also has written several children’s books and lives in Baltimore, shares her work “Kate’s Light,” the story of Kate Walker who in 1890 became the first woman in charge of an offshore lighthouse in New York Harbor.
P&P Live! Kicks off Women’s History Month | Philip Van Slooten | February 25, 2021 | Washington BladeMoore, who lives in Baltimore, has not held public office but is well known among the state’s power brokers.
Author, activist Wes Moore weighs bid for Maryland governor | Erin Cox | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostOfficials in Montgomery, Howard, Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties said they are closely monitoring the return to in-person instruction.
Coronavirus cases are falling. But local officials say it’s too soon to ease most restrictions. | Rebecca Tan, Gregory S. Schneider, Erin Cox | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostTurgeon said when he signed Morsell, he never expected the Baltimore native to reach such a significant scoring milestone.
Maryland, led by its junior guards, completes a two-game sweep of Nebraska | Emily Giambalvo | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostOfficials across the region closed vaccine clinics, including mass vaccination sites in Prince George’s County and Baltimore.
As coronavirus cases decline, leaders in D.C. region slowly peel back restrictions | Julie Zauzmer, Gregory S. Schneider | February 17, 2021 | Washington Post
The phone is apparently the one he took from his girlfriend after shooting her outside Baltimore and heading for New York.
The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.
He had shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend early that morning in Baltimore and headed for his native Brooklyn.
Janay admits that Baltimore Ravens officials urged her to apologize along with her husband.
Janay Rice: Ravens Fed Me Apology Script | Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo outraged he swung into action and summoned the former Baltimore Ravens running back to the NFL Vatican on Park Avenue.
Their commander, however, surrendered himself prisoner, and went on board the Baltimore with his family.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanMis' Calvert, she saw you in a lane, or somethin', and fetched you back to that Baltimore city where the both of you lived.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondIsn't our new home lots prettier than the little brick house where we used to live—77 Brown Street, Baltimore!
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondIf I could only get hold of some of the strong, idle, colored men loafing the streets of Baltimore!
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondIt was intrusted to me by a law firm in Baltimore, the business managers of Mrs. Calvert's property.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for Baltimore (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː) /
a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for Baltimore (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː) /
David . born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase
Lord .: See Calvert (def. 1)
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Scientific definitions for Baltimore
[ bôl′tə-môr′ ]
American microbiologist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which is capable of passing information from RNA to DNA. Prior to this discovery, it was assumed that information could flow only from DNA to RNA. He won a 1975 Nobel Prize for his research into the connection between viruses and cancer.
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Cultural definitions for Baltimore
Largest city in Maryland.
Notes for Baltimore
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