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Maryland

Syllabification: (Mar·y·land)
Pronunciation: /ˈmerələnd/

Definition of Maryland
  • a state in the eastern US that surrounds Chesapeake Bay, on the Atlantic coast; population 5,633,597 (est. 2008); capital, Annapolis; statehood, Apr. 28, 1788 (7). Colonized by England in the 1600s, it was one of the original thirteen states.

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Marylander

Pronunciation: /-ˌlandər/

noun

Origin:

named after Queen Henrietta Maria (1609–69), wife of Charles I

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