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Baltimorean

Baltimorean

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A person who is from or lives in the city of Baltimore
  • noun
  • /ˌbɔːltɪˈmɔːrɪən/
: baltimoreño
  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Tens of thousands of Baltimoreans gathered at the festival to celebrate local cuisine.

Surface Forms

Baltimorean singular
Baltimoreans plural

Morphology

Baltimorean = Baltimore (transparent) = Baltimore + an

Demonymic formation from the city name 'Baltimore' plus '-an', yielding 'a person from Baltimore'; this is a standard productive pattern.

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.