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Maryland

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English

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Etymology

From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/, /ˈmɛəɹɪlænd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/, /ˈmɛɹɪlənd/, /ˈmæɹɪlənd/, (local) /ˈmɛɹələn/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Maryland

  1. A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
    • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN:
      On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
  2. (historical) A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.
  3. A town in New York; named for the state.
  4. A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).
  5. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A village in Monmouthshire, Wales.
  7. A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).
  8. University of Maryland, College Park.

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands
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Etymology

Borrowed from English Maryland.

Proper noun

Maryland (genitive Marylands)

  1. Maryland (a state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Maryland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːrilænd/, [ˈme̞ːrilænd]
  • Rhymes: -eːrilænd
  • Syllabification(key): Ma‧ry‧land
  • Hyphenation(key): Ma‧ry‧land
  • English pronunciation also used

Proper noun

Maryland

  1. Maryland (a state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland)

Declension

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