chicken Maryland noun3 •A historic dish that is associated with the U.S. state of Maryland, consisting of fried chicken with a cream gravy, traditionally garnished with bananas.That cream gravy on the chicken Maryland, beaten biscuit browned in butter and the calorieful dessert will take some resisting. — 1952 •(UK) A breaded, deep-fried chicken breast served with a slice of bacon, banana and/or pineapple fritter, and chips (fries). •(Australia) A butcher's cut of chicken, consisting of the whole leg with thigh and drumstick.