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. 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)

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.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• Marylander noun

Example Sentences

That figure ranked 16th among the 18 Big Ten Conference teams, ahead of only Maryland and Northwestern, which was playing at a temporary lakeside stadium seating just 12,023.

From Los Angeles Times

The reality TV star was released Tuesday from the Montgomery County Detention Center in Maryland, a spokesperson for the Montgomery Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

State courts in Maryland have already blocked one Democratic map that would have eliminated the state’s lone red seat, creating an 8-0 wipeout.

From Salon

He said that Mr Abrego Garcia had filed a new federal lawsuit in Maryland challenging his current detention and potential deportation "to Uganda or any other country" until he has a trial.

From BBC

Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador earlier this year, has been released from a Tennessee jail and is now back in Maryland awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.

From Salon