Newport

English

Etymology

new + port

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnupɔɹt/
  • Rhymes: -uːpɔː(ɹ)t

Proper noun

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

  1. A placename
    1. A locale in the United Kingdom:
      1. A locale in England:
        1. A suburb of Launceston, Cornwall.
        2. A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
        3. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5234).
        4. A village in Gloucestershire.
        5. A town and civil parish (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5089).
        6. A coastal suburb in Hemsby parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG5016). [1]
        7. A suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ4819). [2]
        8. A town in Shropshire.
      2. A locale in Wales.
        1. A city and unitary authority in south-east Wales, historically in Monmouthshire.
        2. A town in Pembrokeshire.
      3. A place in Scotland
        1. A village in Caithness, Highland council area (OS grid ref ND1224).
    2. A locale in Ireland.
      1. A town in County Mayo.
      2. A town in County Tipperary.
    3. A locale in Australia.
      1. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
      2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
      3. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
    4. A locale in Canada.
      1. A municipality of Quebec.
      2. A community in Newfoundland and Labrador.
    5. A locale in the United States:
      1. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas.
      2. An unincorporated community in California.
      3. A town in Delaware.
      4. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida.
      5. An unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida.
      6. An unincorporated community in Illinois.
      7. A town, the county seat of Vermillion County, Indiana.
      8. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County; named for English seaman Christopher Newport.
      9. A town in Maine.
      10. An unincorporated community in Maryland.
      11. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan.
      12. A city in Minnesota.
      13. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
      14. A village in Nebraska.
      15. A town, the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
      16. A neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey.
      17. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
      18. An unincorporated community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
      19. A town and village in New York.
      20. A town in North Carolina.
      21. A river in North Carolina, flowing through Carteret County into the Bogue Sound.
      22. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Ohio.
      23. A census-designated place in Shelby County, Ohio.
      24. An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
      25. A census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio.
      26. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma.
      27. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oregon.
      28. A borough of Pennsylvania.
      29. A river in Pennsylvania, flowing from Glen Lyon into the Susquehanna at Nanticoke.
      30. A city in Newport County, Rhode Island.
      31. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
      32. A city, the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee.
      33. A town in Texas; said to be named for the initials of seven founding families: Norman, Ezell, Welch, Pruitt, Owsley, Reiger, and Turner.
      34. A city, the county seat of Orleans County, Vermont.
      35. A town in Vermont.
      36. An unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia.
      37. An unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia.
      38. An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
      39. A neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington.
      40. A city, the county seat of Pend Oreille County, Washington.
      41. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
      42. A town in Wisconsin.
  2. (countable) An English habitational surname from the places in Britain.

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