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Baltimore en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/-tə-/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈbɑl.tɪˌmoɹ/ (cot-caught-merger)
(US) audio Maryland
/ˈbɔːl-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈboːl-/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈbɔltɪmoɹ/ (Early, General-American, dated)
/ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɾ/ (Scotland)
audio
/ˈbɔːltɪmɔə/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
/ˈbɒl.tɪˌmɔə/ (Eastern-New-England)
/ˈbɔltəmoː/ (Australia)
/ˈbɒltɪmɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈbɒltəmoː/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈbɔltɪmoː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/-tə-/ (cot-caught-merger)

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."

Meanings

(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Baltimore oriole.
alt of Baltimore oriole

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Baltimores	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Baltimore en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/-tə-/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈbɑl.tɪˌmoɹ/ (cot-caught-merger)
(US) audio Maryland
/ˈbɔːl-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈboːl-/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈbɔltɪmoɹ/ (Early, General-American, dated)
/ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɾ/ (Scotland)
audio
/ˈbɔːltɪmɔə/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
/ˈbɒl.tɪˌmɔə/ (Eastern-New-England)
/ˈbɔltəmoː/ (Australia)
/ˈbɒltɪmɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈbɒltəmoː/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈbɔltɪmoː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/-tə-/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

Meanings

An independent city in central Maryland, United States.
- Earlier this week, amid freezing temperatures, students across Baltimore City returned from winter break to face unheated classrooms. 2018 January 4, Janie Tankard Carnock, “Frigid Baltimore City schools: The racism we haven’t confronted”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022:
- Note the presence in the foreground of the fronds of ailanthus, often called “ghetto palm,” now ubiquitous in Baltimore but apparently already common in the 1930s. 2006, Mark Chalkley, Hampden-Woodberry:
A number of other places in the United States: ▸ A township in Henry County, Iowa.
A number of other places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.
A number of other places in the United States: ▸ A township in Barry County, Michigan.
A number of other places in the United States: ▸ A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
A number of other places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
A number of other places in the United States: ▸ A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

Deriveds

Baltimoron · Baltimore finch · Baltimore chop · Baltimore breaks · Baltimorgue · Baltimore clipper · Baltimorean · Baltimore house · Baltimore County · Bodymore · Baltimore bird · Baltimore oriole · Baltimore flyer · Bulletmore · Lord Baltimore cake · Baltimore club

Synonyms

Balmer · Bawlmer · Ballmer · Charm City

Translations (16)

ar بَلْتِمُور (city in central Maryland, USA) · cmn 巴爾的摩 /巴尔的摩 (city in central Maryland, USA) · pt Baltimore (city in central Maryland, USA) · pl Baltimore (city in central Maryland, USA) · el Βαλτιμόρη (city in central Maryland, USA) · vi Ban-ti-mo (city in central Maryland, USA) · ja ボルティモア (city in central Maryland, USA) · bg Ба́лтимор (city in central Maryland, USA) · pl Baltimore (village in County Cork) · gur Bɔltɩmɔa (city in central Maryland, USA) · ja ボルチモア (city in central Maryland, USA) · ga Dún na Séad (village in County Cork) · ko 볼티모어 (city in central Maryland, USA) · gur Bɔltɩmɔɔ (city in central Maryland, USA) · it Baltimora (city in central Maryland, USA) · ru Ба́лтимор (city in central Maryland, USA)