Baltimore

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Baltimore

/ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/ US
/-tə-/ US
/ˈbɑl.tɪˌmoɹ/ US, cot caught merger
/-tə-/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈbɒltɪmɔː/ UK
/ˈbɔːl-/ UK
/ˈbɔltɪmoː/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈboːl-/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈbɔltəmoː/ Australia
/ˈbɒltəmoː/ New Zealand
/ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɾ/ Scotland
/ˈbɒl.tɪˌmɔə/ Eastern New England
/ˈbɔltɪmoɹ/ Early Modern, US, dated
/ˈbɔːltɪmɔə/ UK, obsolete

Where it comes from

Named after Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. "Baltimore" itself is an anglicization of Irish baile an tí mhóir, "settlement of the big house."

proper noun

An independent city in central Maryland, United States. Note the presence in the foreground of the fronds of ailanthus, often called “ghetto palm,” now ubiquitous in Baltimore but apparently already common in the 1930s.
Similar: Balmer, Ballmer, Bawlmer, Charm City
A township in Henry County, Iowa.
A ghost town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.
A township in Barry County, Michigan.
A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

noun Baltimores

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Baltimore oriole

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: annapolis, maryland, philadelphia, washington, munich, morning, oriole, hopkins, b'more, charm city, mobtown, baltimore city, birdland, smalltimore, b-more, atlanta

Translations

Every language

name city in central Maryland, USA

한국어	볼티모어 Boltimo'eo
日本語	ボルチモア Boruchimoa, ボルティモア Borutimoa
中文	巴爾的摩 /巴尔的摩 Bā'ěrdìmó
Português	Baltimore
Italiano	Baltimora
Ελληνικά	Βαλτιμόρη Valtimóri
Русский	Ба́лтимор Báltimor
Tiếng Việt	Ban-ti-mo
العربية	بَلْتِمُور baltimōr

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MLA

"Baltimore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baltimore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{baltimore_2026,
  title = {Baltimore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baltimore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}