BALTIMORE


Meaning of BALTIMORE in English

I. ˈbȯltəˌmō(ə)r, -mȯ(ə)r, -mōə, -mȯ(ə), -_mə(r) sometimes -ltēm- or, locally & in rapid speech, -ləm- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Baltimore, Maryland

: of or from the city of Baltimore, Md.

Baltimore crowds

: of the kind or style prevalent in Baltimore

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: after Lord Baltimore (George Calvert) died 1632 English proprietor and colonizer of Maryland

: an eastern No. American nymphalid butterfly ( Euphydryas phaëton ) that is black above with orange-red, yellow, and white spots, has a larva which is social in nests when young, hibernates before maturity, and feeds on turtlehead and related plants

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