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Maryland

[ mer-uh-luhnd ]

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.


Maryland

/ ˈmɛrɪlənd; ˈmɛərɪˌlænd /

noun

  1. 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) AbbreviationMdwith zip codeMD


Maryland

  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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Notes

One of the thirteen colonies .

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Other Words From

  • Mary·land·er noun

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Example Sentences

“He was back and forth to Maryland for a while but then she had enough,” the friend said.

When do we stop and start believing Jay, the person whose testimony upon which the state of Maryland relies?

But a few brave men, who became known as the Maryland 400, stayed behind.

Unlike Maryland, national costs for institutionalization as opposed to HCBS do not differ by an order of magnitude.

When Ebola worsened in Freetown, Salia could have chosen to return to safety in Maryland.

Lee's army is sweeping victoriously through Maryland; Harper's Ferry taken with ten thousand prisoners.

Of the varieties supplied, the Shiraz, Havana, and Maryland attracted most attention and promised the best results.

Maryland has long been noted for its tobacco, and annually exports thousands of hogsheads to European markets.

Residing in Baltimore, Maryland, he raised himself high in the estimation of all who knew him.

It was at Perryville, Maryland, that we had our first glimpse of the devastation wrought by war.

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