Annapolis

Originally Anne Arundel’s Towne, in honor of the English noblewoman Anne Arundell (1615/1616–1649), after whom the city’s county (Anne Arundel County) was also named; the namesake was changed to honor Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway, the heir to the throne who became Queen Anne of Great Britain (1665–1714); from Anna (Latinate form of Anne) +‎ -polis (“city”).

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Annapolis

2. The capital city of Maryland, United States and the county seat of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
   • 2025 June 26, Brandon Griggs, “‘It’s all still here.’ This seafaring town brings the past to life”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 August 2025:

     Founded by English settlers in the 1600s and named for England’s Princess Anne, Annapolis was a bustling colonial capital. […] Historic Annapolis offers public tours of the Paca house and its elaborate terraced garden, home to rose beds, fruit trees and a small pond.

3. (metonymic) USNA (“United States Naval Academy”), located in the above city.

• Annapolis County
• Annapolis Royal

• anospinal

• Anápolis

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1. Annapolis (a city, the state capital of Maryland, United States)