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Baltimore

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[ bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr ]

noun

  1. a 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.


Baltimore

2

[ bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr ]

noun

  1. David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
  2. a seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay.

Baltimore

1

/ ˈɔːɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
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Baltimore

2

/ ˈɔːɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. BaltimoreDavid1938MUSSCIENCE: biologist David . born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase
  2. BaltimoreLord Lord . See Calvert
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Baltimore

  1. American microbiologist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which is capable of passing information from RNA to DNA. Prior to this discovery, it was assumed that information could flow only from DNA to RNA. He won a 1975 Nobel Prize for his research into the connection between viruses and cancer.

Baltimore

  1. Largest city in Maryland .
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Notes

Named after Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony of Maryland. The city is a major industrial center and port.
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Word History and Origins

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“My friends are my biggest influences. All of my favorite musicians come out of the Baltimore area,” he says.

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In advance of the big night, the Baltimore native talked with The Times about what audiences can expect.

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They were still in the game at 2-1 down when wing-back Sandy Baltimore had drilled the ball into the far corner to halve Barcelona's lead.

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She noted that Maryland has seen an "aggressive and indiscriminate" uptick in immigration enforcement since Trump took office as well as detainees subjected to "horrible conditions" in a Baltimore holding room.

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Mr Ábrego García was arrested by immigration authorities on 12 March in Baltimore, before being deported from Texas to El Salvador on 15 March.

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