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 20221 more example
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-WoodberrySynonyms: Balmer, Ballmer, Bawlmer, Charm City
- A number of other places in the United States:
- A township in Henry County, Iowa.
- A ghost town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.
- A township in Barry County, Michigan.
- A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn independent city in central Maryland, United States.
Origin
Translations
Arabic بَلْتِمُور
- بَلْتِمُور (baltimōr)city in central Maryland, USA
Bulgarian Ба́лтимор
- Ба́лтимор (Báltimor)city in central Maryland, USA
Chinese Mandarin 巴爾的摩 /巴尔的摩
- 巴爾的摩 /巴尔的摩 (Bā'ěrdìmó)city in central Maryland, USA
Greek Βαλτιμόρη
- Βαλτιμόρη (Valtimóri)city in central Maryland, USA
Irish Dún na Séad
- Dún na Séadvillage in County Cork
Italian Baltimora
- Baltimoracity in central Maryland, USA
Japanese ボルチモア, ボルティモア
- ボルチモア (Boruchimoa)city in central Maryland, USA
- ボルティモア (Borutimoa)city in central Maryland, USA
Korean 볼티모어
- 볼티모어 (Boltimo'eo)city in central Maryland, USA
Polish Baltimore, Baltimore
- Baltimorecity in central Maryland, USA
- Baltimorevillage in County Cork
Portuguese Baltimore
- Baltimorecity in central Maryland, USA
Russian Ба́лтимор
- Ба́лтимор (Báltimor)city in central Maryland, USA
Vietnamese Ban-ti-mo
- Ban-ti-mocity in central Maryland, USA
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
Baltimore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltimore
“Baltimore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltimore. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baltimore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltimore.
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