Baltimore

[ bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr ]

/ ˈbɔl təˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

a 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.

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Origin of Baltimore

see origin at Baltimore oriole

Definition for baltimore (2 of 2)

Baltimore²

[ bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr ]

/ ˈbɔl təˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

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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Example sentences from the Web for baltimore

The phone is apparently the one he took from his girlfriend after shooting her outside Baltimore and heading for New York.
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The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.
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He had shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend early that morning in Baltimore and headed for his native Brooklyn.
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Janay admits that Baltimore Ravens officials urged her to apologize along with her husband.
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So outraged he swung into action and summoned the former Baltimore Ravens running back to the NFL Vatican on Park Avenue.
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Officers in mufti are known to have been sent out to Annapolis and Baltimore with orders and for news.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864|Various
The thieves had been duly captured, the Mayor said, and they had been sent to Baltimore.
In Her Own Right|John Reed Scott
The old gentleman was expected to arrive on a certain day, as a visitor, from Baltimore.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. December, 1877.|Various
Emmerich was not a common mender of "old soles," but was the shoemaker to the bon-ton of Baltimore.
Between the Lines|Henry Bascom Smith
It was determined to crush him, invade Maryland, and capture Baltimore and Washington.
Following the Flag|Charles Carleton Coffin

British Dictionary definitions for baltimore (1 of 2)

Baltimore¹

/ (ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː) /

noun

a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for baltimore (2 of 2)

Baltimore²

/ (ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː) /

noun

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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Medical definitions for baltimore

Baltimore

[ bôl′tə-môr′ ]

David Born 1938

American microbiologist. He shared a 1975 Nobel Prize for research on the interaction of tumor viruses and genetic material.

Scientific definitions for baltimore

Baltimore

[ bôl′tə-môr′ ]

David Born 1938

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.

Cultural definitions for baltimore

Baltimore

Largest city in Maryland.

notes for Baltimore

Named after Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony of Maryland. The city is a major industrial center and port.