a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic coast, surrounding Chesapeake Bay; pop. 5,633,597 (est. 2008); capital, Annapolis. Colonized from England in the 17th century, it was one of the original thirteen states of the Union (1788).
马里兰州(美国东部一州,位于大西洋沿岸,切萨皮克湾周边;2008年估计人口5,633,597; 首府安纳波利斯,17世纪时成为英国殖民地,为美国最初的13个州之一[1788] )。
"named after Queen Henrietta