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baltimore

/ˈbɔltɪmoɹ/

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What does baltimore mean?

noun

  1. Ellipsis of Baltimore oriole.

proper noun

  1. An independent city in central Maryland, United States.
  2. A township in Henry County, Iowa.
More meanings (6)

proper noun

  1. A ghost town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.
  2. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
  3. A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
  5. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  6. A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɔltɪmoɹ/

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I thought of how far it was to Chicago, and then to Virginia, to Baltimore—and then the great wintry ocean.
Willa CatherMy ÁntoniaProject Gutenberg ebook #242
We stopped to dine at Baltimore, and being now in Maryland, were waited on, for the first time, by slaves.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
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Such, dear reader, is a glance at the school which was mine, during, the first eight months of my stay at Baltimore.
Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #202
In a few minutes we were landed at Washington, where we took a conveyance and hurried off to the train for Baltimore.
William Craft; Ellen CraftRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from SlaveryProject Gutenberg ebook #585
Van Bibber of Baltimore says he met a young lady who was born five months after her sister, and who was still living.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747