Map Definition–noun | 1. | a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada. |
| 2. | a maplike delineation, representatio
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n, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time. |
| 4. | Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | to represent or delineate on or as if on a map. |
| 7. | to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career. |
—Idioms| 8. | off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map. |
| 9. | put on the map, to
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Ohio Definition–noun | 1. | a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 10,797,419; 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus. Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O. |
| 2. | a river formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, flowing SW from Pittsburgh, Pa., to the Mississippi in S Illinois. 981 mi. (1580 km) long. |
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