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Md

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Music. right hand.

Md 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. mendelevium.

MD 3 American  
Or M.D.

  1. Doctor of Medicine.

MD 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Maryland (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. Middle Dutch. Also M.D.

  3. months after date.

  4. muscular dystrophy.

Md. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Maryland.

M/D 6 American  
Or m/d

  1. months after date.

MD 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Medicine

  2. Managing Director

  3. Maryland

  4. Medical Department

  5. mentally deficient

  6. (in Canada) municipal district

  7. Moldova (international car registration)

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Md. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Maryland

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Md 3 British  

symbol

  1. mendelevium

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md 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Moldova

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Etymology

Origin of Md1

< Italian mano destra or French main droite

Origin of MD3

From New Latin Medicīnae Doctor

Example Sentences

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"I waited for more than an hour to get two litres," said motorcyclist Md Al-Amin, 45.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

At Great Britain's busiest driving test centre, Goodmayes in east London, 23-year-old student Md Rahmath Ullah Mehedi told us he had paid a tout £120 for a slot in March.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

That was the right decision, said Brett Stelfox, executive operations manager at Golden Eagle Coins in Laurel, Md.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Finch has spent 25 years at Discovery, dating back to when the company was a sleepy programmer located at the end of the M\metro line in Silver Spring, Md..

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

“I love Cade. I think he’s the funniest Md I know too.”

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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