Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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