Baltimore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bôltə môr′, -mōr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bal•ti•more  (bôltə môr′, -mōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsa black nymphalid butterfly, Melitaea phaeton, characterized by orange-red, yellow, and white markings, common in those areas of the northeastern U.S. where turtlehead, the food plant of its larvae, is found.
  • see Baltimore oriole

Bal•ti•more  (bôltə môr′, -mōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1975.
  2. Biographical Lord. See Calvert, Sir George. 
  3. Place Namesa seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay. 786,775.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Baltimore / ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː/
  1. a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
Baltimore / ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː/
  1. David. born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase
  2. Lord
    See Calvert1
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