Annapolis

English · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Annapolis

/əˈnæpəlɪs/

Where it comes from

Originally Anne Arundel’s Towne, in honor of the English noblewoman Anne Arundell (1615/1616–1649), after whom the city’s county (Anne Arundel County) was also named; the namesake was changed to honor Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway, the heir to the throne who became Queen Anne of Great Britain (1665–1714); from Anna (Latinate form of Anne) + -polis (“city”).

proper noun

The capital city of Maryland, United States and the county seat of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Founded by English settlers in the 1600s and named for England’s Princess Anne, Annapolis was a bustling colonial capital. […] Historic Annapolis offers public tours of the Paca house and its elaborate terraced garden, home to rose beds, fruit trees and a small pond.
metonymically USNA (“United States Naval Academy”), located in the above city.
metonymically The Maryland government.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: baltimore, winnipeg, royal, cornwallis, queen anne, annapolis county, princess anne, arnold, mayo, severn, edgewater, bristol, westminster, brooklyn park, lothian, centreville

Translations

Every language

name capital of the state of Maryland

Português	Annapolis, Anápolis
Ελληνικά	Ανάπολις Anápolis
Русский	Аннаполис

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Annapolis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/annapolis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Annapolis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/annapolis

Chicago

"Annapolis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/annapolis.

BibTeX

@misc{annapolis_2026,
  title = {Annapolis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/annapolis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}