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

Ames, 84, died this week in a federal prison in Maryland.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is now back in Maryland with his wife, but may face further criminal charges or efforts to deport him.

From Los Angeles Times

It isn’t clear that LLM models can be designed to overcome behavioral biases, according to Philip Resnik, a professor at the University of Maryland.

From MarketWatch

The Maryland woman, Cherie Craft, claimed Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder exposed her to asbestos, leading to her diagnosis of mesothelioma in January 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal

A native of Maryland, Ransone studied theater at the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in the Baltimore County community of Towson, before breaking into television a few years later.

From Los Angeles Times