Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maryland

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: mary-land
IPA: /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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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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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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A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.

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A town in Otsego County, New York; named for the state.

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A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).

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A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).

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A hamlet in Trellech United community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5105).

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A county of Liberia. Capital: Harper.

Example Sentences

"On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico."

Etymology

From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/
British English: /ˈmɛəɹilænd/

Derived Forms

Delmarva Marylander Marylandian MD

Phrases

chicken Maryland Maryland chicken Maryland yellowthroat terrapin à la Maryland

Questions

How do you pronounce maryland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/.
What does maryland mean?: A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
Where does maryland come from?: From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.

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