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MD

MD is the abbreviation of Maryland.

MD is the initialism of medical doctor.

MD is the initialism of doctorate of medicine.

MD is the abbreviation of medical device.

MD is the abbreviation of managing director.

MD is the abbreviation of musical director.

Meaning of Maryland

Proper noun

Maryland

  1. A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
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    1. University of Maryland, College Park.
  2. (historical) A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.
  3. A town in Otsego County, New York; named for the state.
  4. A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).
  5. A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).

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Meaning of medical doctor

Noun

medical doctor (plural medical doctors)

  1. A physician; a person who holds a doctoral degree or first professional degree in medicine, and practices in that profession.

Noun

MD (plural MDs)

  1. (UK) Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine

Proper noun capitalized: Md

Md

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Muhammad.

Forms of MD

Proper noun
alternative formM.D.
alternative formM. D.
Noun
pluralMDs

Phrases with MD

Questions about MD

What does MD mean?
MD means medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine.
What is MD the abbreviation of?
MD is the abbreviation of Maryland.
What part of speech is MD?
MD can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of MD?
The plural of MD is MDs.

Words near MD in the dictionary

  1. MCYT
  2. MCYTs
  3. McZeal
  4. McZeals
  5. MCZM
  6. MD
  7. MD drive
  8. MD drives
  9. Md.
  10. MD5
  11. md5-summed

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