maryland

IPA: mˈɛrʌɫʌnd

Root Word: Maryland

A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
(historical) A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.
A town in New York; named for the state.
A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).
A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
A village in Monmouthshire, Wales.
A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).
University of Maryland, College Park.

Examples of "maryland" in Sentences

Maryland Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Dead deer composted to fertilize roadside plantings in Maryland.
The Congress of the Confederation met in the Maryland State House.
Admittance to the University of Maryland has become highly selective.
Maryland is one of the most environmentally friendly states in the country.
It is the Maryland State Crustacean and the subject of an extensive fishery.
The three species of lamprey known to Maryland have distinctive dorsal fins.
The railroad was chartered by the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania in 1886.
The most portentous victories came in Maine, Maryland and Washington state, where voters approved same sex marriage.
In other states, like Maryland and Washington, there are campaigns directed at black voters that straddle the line between patronizing and true.