Baltimore
pronunciation
How to pronounce Baltimore in British English:
UK [ˈbɔ:ltimɔ:]
How to pronounce Baltimore in American English:
US [ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, -ˌmor]
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- Noun:
- the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
Word Origin
- Baltimore
- city in Maryland, U.S., founded 1729, named for Cecilius Calvert (1605-1675), 2nd baron Baltimore, who held the charter for Maryland colony; from a small port town in southern Ireland where the family had its seat, from Irish Baile na Tighe Mor, literally "townland of the big house." In old baseball slang, a Baltimore chop was a hit right in front of the plate that bounced high.
Example
- 1. Neither would the parker family of baltimore , maryland .
- 2. Then one weekend I went back to baltimore .
- 3. A four-wheel drive vehicle sits in a dumpster in baltimore , maryland .
- 4. Finding babysitters is easier in beijing than in baltimore or balham .
- 5. Temperatures topped 105 degrees fahrenheit ( 41 degrees celsius ) in baltimore for two consecutive days .