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'''Baltimore''' is a largest city in the state of [[Maryland]], and as a part of the [[Washington_DC|Washington]]-Baltimore Metropolitian Area, the city is the 19th largest in the United States.
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'''Baltimore''' is a largest city in the state of [[Maryland]], the 19th largest in the United States, and the only city in the state that is [[independent city|not part of any county]]. It is part of the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]-Baltimore metropolitan area.