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Maryland definition

Mary·land (mer′ə lənd)

state of the E U.S., on the Atlantic: one of the 13 original states; 9,774 sq mi (25,314 sq km); pop. 5,296,000; cap. Annapolis: abbrev. MD or Md

Etymology: after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I of England

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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