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Baltimore

Syllables: Bal·ti·more/ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/

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cot caught merger/ˈbɑl.tɪˌmoɹ/

Baltimore proper noun: an independent city in central Maryland, United States. Also the ellipsis of Baltimore oriole.

Proper noun

Baltimore

  1. 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.2006, Mark Chalkley, Hampden-Woodberry
    • Earlier this week, amid freezing temperatures, students across Baltimore City returned from winter break to face unheated classrooms.2018 January 4, Janie Tankard Carnock, “Frigid Baltimore City schools: The racism we haven’t confronted”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022
  2. A township in Henry County, Iowa.
  3. A ghost town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.
  4. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
  5. A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
  7. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  8. A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

Also used as

Baltimore is also the ellipsis of Baltimore oriole.

Baltimore meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

Baltimore in Arabic

city in central Maryland, USA
بَلْتِمُور baltimōr

Baltimore in Vietnamese

city in central Maryland, USA
Ban-ti-mo

Synonyms of Baltimore

Forms of Baltimore

pluralBaltimores

Origin of Baltimore

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."

Words formed from Baltimore

Phrases with Baltimore

Questions about Baltimore

What does Baltimore mean?
Baltimore means an independent city in central Maryland, United States.
What is Baltimore in Arabic?
Baltimore in Arabic is بَلْتِمُور (baltimōr). See Baltimore meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Baltimore?
Baltimore is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Baltimore?
Baltimore is pronounced /ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/.

Words near Baltimore in the dictionary

  1. Balticness
  2. Baltics
  3. Baltid
  4. Baltierra
  5. Baltierras
  6. Baltimore
  7. Baltimore bird
  8. Baltimore birds
  9. Baltimore breaks
  10. Baltimore chop
  11. Baltimore chops

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