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Baltimore

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/

The English word “Baltimore” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An independent city in central Maryland, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
  3. A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

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."

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