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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Derived Forms

• Marylander
  noun

Example Sentences

The 77-year-old veteran diplomat is expected to enter the guilty plea at a hearing in federal district court in Maryland on June 26, CNN and other outlets said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

He also announced the upgrading of 13 existing coal plants across the country, the construction of two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, and restarting a shuttered coal plant in Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“If you block your data, you only see the list price,” says Ginger Zhe Jin, an economist at the University of Maryland who studies personalized pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveling to El Salvador to visit the Maryland resident and press for his release.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

In the early morning hours of April 20, in Maryland, two teams of detectives were planning a raid that would take George Atzerodt.

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