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

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Maryland

So she should review their will and see if he has listed who his home in Maryland will pass to.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Maryland is not exactly known for its wines—Virginia has hogged the spotlight in the region for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Lyle Cherneff: Maryland historian Richard Paul Fugate estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 children, in the first weeks after emancipation alone, were re-enslaved through these fraudulent indenture contracts.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Crisscrossing the country — from his hometown in Virginia to California, Florida and Maryland — Truelove moved between the streets, jails, homeless shelters and psychiatric facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Yes, it was probably Booth who gave the name Booth to Sergeant Cobb at the bridge and fled into Maryland.

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