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

Maryland passed legislation this year requiring prices on electronic shelf labels at grocery stores to remain fixed for at least one business day and prohibiting stores from using customer data to set individualized prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

DeMaio grew up in Orange County, attended a Jesuit school in Maryland and graduated from Georgetown University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The investigation will be led by Dr. Mehdi Benna of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Camp David property - set deep in Catoctin Mountain Park in Frederick County, Maryland - was first taken over as a retreat by President Franklin Roosevelt, who nicknamed it "Shangri-La".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Five thousand battle-tested British soldiers had landed near Bladensburg, Maryland, a tobacco port about ten miles from Washington.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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