Baltimore
English
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."
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːltɪmɔː/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːltɪmo(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːltɪmoə/
- Hyphenation: Bal‧ti‧more
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Proper noun
Baltimore
- An independent city in central Maryland, United States.
- 2006, Mark Chalkley, Hampden-Woodberry:
- 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.
- A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.
Derived terms
Translations
city in central Maryland, USA
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village in County Cork
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Noun
Baltimore (plural Baltimores)
- Ellipsis of Baltimore oriole.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.t͡ʃi.moʁ/ [ˈbaʊ̯.t͡ʃi.moh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.t͡ʃi.moɾ/ [ˈbaʊ̯.t͡ʃi.moɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.t͡ʃi.moʁ/ [ˈbaʊ̯.t͡ʃi.moχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.t͡ʃi.moɻ/ [ˈbaʊ̯.t͡ʃi.moɻ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbal.ti.mɔɾ/ [ˈbaɫ.ti.mɔɾ]
Proper noun
Baltimore f
- Baltimore (a city in Maryland, United States)