Baltimore

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

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An independent city in central Maryland, United States.

proper noun

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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.
Earlier this week, amid freezing temperatures, students across Baltimore City returned from winter break to face unheated classrooms.
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A number of other places in the United States: A township in Henry County, Iowa.
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A number of other places in the United States: A ghost town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.
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A number of other places in the United States: A township in Barry County, Michigan.
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A number of other places in the United States: A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
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A number of other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
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A number of other places in the United States: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
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A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

Etymology

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."

noun

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Variant of Baltimore orioleEllipsis of Baltimore oriole.

Forms

plural: Baltimores

Balls · A surname.baloney · A type of sausage; bologna.Baloney · A surname.

Baltimore · An independent city in central Maryland, United States.

bam · Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.Bam · The capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.Bambi · A female given name.

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