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.tɪˌmɔɹ/
(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.
A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

Derived terms

Translations

city in central Maryland, USA

Arabic: بَلْتِمُور (baltimōr)
Bulgarian: Ба́лтимор m (Báltimor)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴爾的摩／巴尔的摩 (zh) (Bā'ěrdìmó)
Farefare: Bɔltɩmɔa, Bɔltɩmɔɔ
Greek: Βαλτιμόρη (el) f (Valtimóri)
Italian: Baltimora (it) f
Japanese: ボルチモア (Boruchimoa), ボルティモア (Borutimoa)
Korean: 볼티모어 (Boltimo'eo)
Portuguese: Baltimore f
Russian: Ба́лтимор (ru) m (Báltimor)
Vietnamese: Ban-ti-mo

village in County Cork

Irish: Dún na Séad m

Noun

Baltimore (plural Baltimores)

Short for Baltimore oriole.

Anagrams

artmobile, bromalite, timbalero

Portuguese

Proper noun

Baltimore f

Baltimore (a city in Maryland, United States)

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