Maryland

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Maryland

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ US
/ˈmɛɹɪlənd/ US
/ˈmæɹɪlənd/ US
/ˈmɛɹlən/ US
/ˈmɛəɹilænd/ UK
/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ UK
/ˈmɛːɹɪjland/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmɛːɹɪlənd/ British, Southern, Standard

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore. 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.
University of Maryland, College Park.
historical A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.
A town and hamlet therein, in Otsego County, New York; named for the state.
A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).
A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).
A hamlet in Trellech United community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5105).
A county of Liberia. Capital: Harper.
A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: free state, baltimore, idaho, instead, pennsylvania, annapolis, virginia, rockville, chesapeake, richmond, philadelphia, florida, massachusetts, carolinas, jacksonville, missouri

Translations

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name US state

Español	Maryland
한국어	메릴랜드 Merillaendeu
日本語	メリーランド Merīrando
中文	馬里蘭 /马里兰 Mǎlǐlán
हिन्दी	मेरीलैंड merīlaiṇḍ, मैरिलैण्ड mairilaiṇḍ
Português	Maryland, Marilândia
Français	Maryland
Deutsch	Maryland, Marieland
Italiano	Maryland
Ελληνικά	Μέριλαντ Mérilant
Русский	Мэ́риленд Mɛ́rilend
العربية	مَارِيلَانْد mariland
עברית	מרילנד meriland

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"Maryland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maryland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{maryland_2026,
  title = {Maryland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maryland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}