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nouna Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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nounone of the British colonies that formed the United States
Definition that contains maryland
- dc the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
- baltimore the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
- frederick a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
- aberdeen a town in northeastern Maryland
- annapolis state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
- potomac a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
- tubman United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
- preakness an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland
- potomac river a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
- fort meade a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency