"Annapolis" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /əˈnæpəlɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Annapolis.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Originally “Anne Arundel’s Towne”; the namesake was changed to honor Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway, the heir to the throne who became Queen Anne of Great Britain; from Anna (Latinate form of Anne) + -polis (“city”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Anna|polis|pos1=Latinate form of Anne|t2=city}} Anna (Latinate form of Anne) + -polis (“city”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Annapolis
  1. The capital city of Maryland, United States and the county seat of Anne Arundel County. Categories (place): Cities in Maryland, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States, State capitals of the United States Translations (capital of the state of Maryland): Ανάπολις (Anápolis) [feminine] (Greek), Annapolis [feminine] (Latin), Annapolis [feminine] (Portuguese), Anápolis [feminine] (Portuguese), Аннаполис (english: Annapolis) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Annapolis-en-name-8K-OfDpf Categories (other): County seats of Maryland, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -polis Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -polis: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'capital of the state of Maryland': 64 36
  2. (metonymically) USNA (“United States Naval Academy”), located in the above city. Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-Annapolis-en-name-VhqHoDjE Categories (other): English metonyms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal

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