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bal·ti·more
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 |