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.

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• Marylander
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Maryland

University of Maryland researchers have identified a promising new way to treat venomous snakebites by borrowing from snakes' own natural defenses.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Four enslaved black men fled Edward Gorsuch’s Maryland farm in November 1849.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

For example, more than 1,300 people in Virginia and Maryland were arrested over just two weeks.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

More recently, Westminster Management, the property management arm of Kushner Cos., paid $3.25 million in civil penalties and restitution in 2022 to settle a lawsuit by the state of Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Kyle congratulated the kids from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein