Maryland

American  

[mer-uh-luhnd] / ˈmɛr ə lənd /

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 10,577 square miles (27,395 square kilometers). Annapolis. MD (for use with zip code), Md.

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Maryland British  

/ ˈmɛərɪˌlænd, ˈmɛrɪlənd /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Md.   MD.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic: divided into two unequal parts by Chesapeake Bay: mostly low-lying, with the Alleghenies in the northwest Capital: Annapolis. Pop: 5 508 909 (2003 est). Area: 31 864 sq km (12 303 sq miles)

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Maryland Cultural  

1. State in the eastern United States bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Delaware to the east, and Virginia and West Virginia to the south and west. Its capital is Annapolis. Baltimore is its largest city.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• Marylander
  noun

Example Sentences

"There were thunderstorms before, and pretty much during and after the fireworks, and we missed the worst of it," Russell Dickerson, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Maryland, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

Involvement by presidents in the city’s plan goes back to George Washington, said Matthew J. Bell, an architecture professor at the University of Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

A similar tax in Maryland is mired in litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Jeff Judge, a certified financial adviser based in Maryland, encourages his clients to put that money back to work when he meets with them at midyear.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Late on Easter morning, George Atzerodt showed up at the home of Hezekiah Metz, about twenty-two miles from Washington, in Montgomery County, Maryland, north of Charles County where Booth and Herold were.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson