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Ellicott City

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[el-i-kuht] / ˈɛl ɪ kət /

noun

  1. a city in N central Maryland, near Baltimore.


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Hebron High School team in Ellicott City, Md., reached the finals only to lose by one point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Retired teacher Sally Goss lives in Ellicott City, Md. — an hour’s drive from Washington in good conditions, longer on wintry roads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

“I wasn’t sure it was possible,” said Hornor, an agility trainer from Ellicott City, Maryland, who won the agility contest last year with a border collie named Truant.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

A resident of Ellicott City, Maryland, about an hour's drive from Washington, Arreaza aims to study political science and law in college.

From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023

Agnes expects, I believe, to return to the Peters near Ellicott City, and then go over to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to visit the Goldsboroughs and other friends.

From Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee by General Robert Edward Lee

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