baltimore
/ˈbɔltəmoː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.22 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An independent city in central Maryland, United States.
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Example Sentences
- "Note the presence in the foreground of the fronds of ailanthus, often called “ghetto palm,” now ubiquitous in Baltimore but apparently already common in the 1930s."
- "Earlier this week, amid freezing temperatures, students across Baltimore City returned from winter break to face unheated classrooms."
Etymology
Named after Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. "Baltimore" itself is an anglicization of Irish baile an tí mhóir, "settlement of the big house."
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɔltəmoː/
- British English: /ˈbɒltɪmɔː/