Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern Maryland on an arm of Chesapeake Bay northeast of Washington, DC. It has been a busy port since the 18th century.
  • David,American microbiologist. He shared a 1975 Nobel Prize for research on the genetics of tumor-causing viruses, especially for identifying reverse transcriptase.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In entomology, an American nymphalid butterfly, Euphydryas phæton.

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  • proper noun A city in central Maryland, USA

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

Etymologies

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Named after Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. The first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland.

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Examples

  • BALTIMORE, June 9 (UPI) -- CC Sabathia downed Baltimore for the fourth time this year

    Latest News - UPI.com 2010

  • BALTIMORE - Starting Wednesday, the rape hotline for Baltimore will go into effect.

    Home | WMAR 2010

  • BALTIMORE - Prosecutors say a Baltimore man has been convicted of murder and participation in a criminal gang resulting in death.

    Home - BostonHerald.com 2010

  • BALTIMORE - A Baltimore man has been sentenced to a year and a half in jail for faking seizures to get out of paying restaurant bills.

    The News Tribune Blogs 2010

  • BALTIMORE - A crash involving Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was blamed on the other driver, who ran a red light, Baltimore police said Friday ....

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • BALTIMORE -- Maryland corrections officials will use portable fingerprint scanners and make other changes in how they release prisoners after an inmate serving three life terms conned his way out of a Baltimore prison last week.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines Ben Nuckols ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010

  • BALTIMORE - An 18-year-old woman suffered numerous injuries at a suburban Baltimore home owned by the founder of an organization that's been described as a religious cult, but the woman and her associates have not been forthcoming about what happened, police said

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2010

  • BALTIMORE - Brad Bergesen was removed from the Baltimore

    Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 2010

  • BALTIMORE - Rains have left some areas with minor flooding in and around Baltimore overnight.

    Home | WMAR 2010

  • BALTIMORE - An inmate serving three life sentences for attempted murder convictions pretended to be a cellmate who was due for release and walked out of a Baltimore prison, corrections officials said Thursday night.

    ajc.com - News KASEY JONES 2010

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