Baltimorean
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- noun
- /ˌbɔːltɪˈmɔːrɪən/
- The significant number of Baltimoreans who don't own a car and high rates of obesity in low-income areas are, according to Bikemore's Chris Merriam, reasons for Baltimore to present its citizens with a real cycling option by addressing cyclist safety throughout the city.
- a native Baltimorean
- Baltimoreans United in Leadership
- Baltimoreans United
Examples
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In response, wealthier Baltimoreans fled upland, beginning a wave of suburbanization that continues.
Academic text (2008) -
Michelle, a lifelong Baltimorean, knows all the best spots to enjoy crab cakes in the city.
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My generation of Baltimoreans grew up in more of a baseball city than a football town.
Blog text (27) -
Baltimoreans embraced the new sport enthusiastically.
Academic text (2008) -
Living close to work in the factories was once an amenity restricted mainly to white Baltimoreans.
Academic text (2008) -
With his ties to American-born Baltimoreans and earlier immigrants, he almost certainly had greater exposure to American ideas about race relations.
Academic text (2000) -
Of course, as a Baltimorean, I'd rather get an infill Penn Line station at Upton that could serve as a transfer station to/from MTA Metro.
Blog text (32) -
As a proud Baltimorean, I love sharing stories about my hometown's rich history.
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Tens of thousands of Baltimoreans gathered at the festival to celebrate local cuisine.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Baltimorean comes from the city name Baltimore plus the ending -an, the same ending as in American and meaning 'from' or 'belonging to'. So a Baltimorean is a person who comes from or lives in Baltimore.