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Maryland

//ˈmɛəɹɪlənd// name

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  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.; University of Maryland, College Park.
  3. 3
    A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state. historical
  4. 4
    A town in Otsego County, New York; named for the state.
  5. 5
    A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).
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  1. 6
    A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).
  2. 7
    A hamlet in Trellech United community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5105).
  3. 8
    A county of Liberia. Capital: Harper.
  4. 9
    A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. 10
    A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

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

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