Annapolis

An·nap·o·lis  (-np-ls)

The capital of Maryland, in the central part of the state on an inlet of Chesapeake Bay south-southeast of Baltimore. Settled in 1649, it was the site of the Annapolis Convention in 1786, which led to the federal Constitutional Convention of 1787. The U.S. Naval Academy, founded in 1845, is in Annapolis. Population: 36,400.

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Annapolis [əˈnæpəlɪs]

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(Placename) the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop.: 33 187 (1990)

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Annapolis - state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy capital of Maryland Free State, Maryland, Old Line State, MD - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies