Maryland vs U.S.

Maryland and U.S. both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Maryland	Yes	No	No	No
U.S.	Yes	No	No	No

Maryland (noun)	U.S. (noun)
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Annapolis	the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Annapolis	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776