Baltimore

¹ American  

[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈbɔl təˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

1. 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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Baltimore ² American  

[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈbɔl təˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

1. David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.

2. Lord. Sir George Calvert.

3. a seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay.

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Baltimore ¹ British  

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

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

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Baltimore ² British  

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

1. David . born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase

2. Lord . See Calvert

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Baltimore Scientific  

/ bôl′tə-môr′ /

1. 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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Baltimore Cultural  

1. Largest city in Maryland.

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

Etymology

Origin of Baltimore

Baltimore oriole

Example Sentences

Melvin Edwards, a sculptor best known for abstract steel works that illustrated the history and resistance of African Americans, died March 30 at his Baltimore home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

One effort, a children’s carbonated powdered drink sold in foil packs, was scrapped after leaks in the packets caused them to burst, according to a 2014 Baltimore Magazine profile on the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Wiseman lost his wife to cancer in 2020 and has raised their two teenage daughters alone.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I had come to love Baltimore and knew I would miss it when I left.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

He did not merely die in France, he lived in Baltimore.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse