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MD

MD

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A state in the eastern United States with capital Annapolis
  • proper noun
translation icon : Maryland
  • We thank William M. Lydiatt, MD, for his helpful comments on the manuscript.
  • MD 20705
  • MD 20910
  • MD 20705-2350

So we do have Oxon Hill, MD and Red Bank, NJ.

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Examples

  • It's in Ocean City, MD and it's called Thrashers, I think.

  • Well, MD, this one is for you and the boys.

  • And so I was sort of going back and forth between Cleveland, Baltimore, MD, and Boston.

  • This was in Silver Spring, MD, so it's kind of the outskirts of DC.

  • I'm Dave from Easton, MD, and I've used this time to work on my car.

  • Regards, your old pal, Hannibal Lecter, MD.

  • You're an MD.

  • By Gregory P. Danielson, MD; Veronika Jedlovszky, MD; and Gary P. Landrigan, MD

    Academic text (2008)
  • By Juan Gomez, MD; Fernando Gomez Villafae, MD; and Enrique Palacios, MD, FACR.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I visited my friend in Annapolis, MD last summer, and we explored the historic sites.

Synonyms

Maryland
vsMD
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A state in the eastern United States with capital Annapolis

is the abbreviated written form of that full state name
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A nickname for the United States state of Maryland

is the standard short written form rather than a nickname

Surface Forms

MD main

Etymology

MD is the short form for the state Maryland, a name that literally means 'Mary's land' because it was named for a queen long ago, so MD simply shortens that state's name.