PORTLAND

Portland

(noun) largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state

Portland

(noun) freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

portland (plural portlands)

The land around a port

Etymology

Proper noun

Portland

The largest city in Oregon, USA and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.

The largest city in Maine, USA and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland.

A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.

A locale in Australia.

A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.

A town in South Australia; named for the local Portland cement industry.

A community in Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.

A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.

A parish in Jamaica.

A locality near Whangarei, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.

A locales in United States.

A city in Texas; named for the city in Maine.

A city in Tennessee.

A neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky.

A town in Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.

A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine.

A town in New York.

A city in Michigan; named for its port.

A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

A city in North Dakota.

A borough in Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine.

A town in Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.

A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.

A census-designated place in Iowa.

An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry.

An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry.

An unincorporated community in Kansas.

An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.

An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for its port.

An unincorporated community in Ohio.

A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.

Source: Wiktionary



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