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

/ ˈmɛərɪˌlænd; ˈmɛrɪlənd /

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.

Notes

One of the thirteen colonies .

Other Words From

• Mary·land·er noun

Example Sentences

A former governor of Maryland, O’Malley visited field offices whenever he could and recalls the wide variety of problems his agency exists to alleviate.

From Salon

Even in Maryland, pharmacists are allowed to refuse to dispense medication abortion pills.

From Salon

Seven states — Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and New York — passed ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights or other reproductive rights in the state constitution.

From Salon

The preclinical animal study, led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, was published in the journal Science Advances.

From Science Daily

He was held and released by police in Maryland Heights, a city northwest of St. Louis.

From Los Angeles Times