Maryland
UK/ˈmɛəɹilænd//ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/
Maryland proper noun: a state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.

Proper noun
Maryland
- 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.2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN
- University of Maryland, College Park.
- A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.
- A town 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.
Maryland meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Maryland in Hindi
- US state
- मेरीलैंड merīlaiṇḍ, मैरिलैण्ड mairilaiṇḍ
Maryland in Marathi
- US state
- मेरिलंड merilaṇḍa
Maryland in Urdu
- US state
- میری لینڈ merī laiṇḍ
Maryland in Bengali
- US state
- ম্যারীস্তান meristan
More languagesFewer languages
- Maryland in Arabic
- مَارِيلَانْد mariland
- Maryland in Persian
- مریلند
- Maryland in Thai
- แมริแลนด์ mɛɛ-rí-lɛɛn
Origin of Maryland
From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.
Words formed from Maryland
Phrases with Maryland
Questions about Maryland
- What does Maryland mean?
- Maryland means a state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
- What is Maryland in Hindi?
- Maryland in Hindi is मेरीलैंड (merīlaiṇḍ), मैरिलैण्ड (mairilaiṇḍ). See Maryland meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Maryland?
- Maryland is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Maryland?
- Maryland is pronounced /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ (US).
Words near Maryland in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Maryland (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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