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Portland

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔːtlənd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pôrt′lənd, pōrt′-)

Port•land (pôrt′lənd, pōrt′-),USA pronunciation n.

Place Namesa seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. 366,383.
Place Namesa seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay. 61,572.
Place Namesa town in S Texas. 12,023.

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Portland /ˈpɔːtlənd/ n

Isle of Portland ⇒ a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material
an inland port in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River: the largest city in the state; shipbuilding and chemical industries. Pop: 538 544 (2003 est)
a port in SW Maine, on Casco Bay: the largest city in the state; settled by the English in 1632, destroyed successively by French, Indian, and British attacks, and rebuilt; capital of Maine (1820–32). Pop: 63 635 (2003 est)

Portland /ˈpɔːtlənd/ n

3rd Duke of. title of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck. 1738–1809, British statesman; prime minister (1783; 1807–09); father of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

'Portland' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Portland cement - asbestos cement - Bentinck - chase - check - Tigard - Willamette - South Portland

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