Portsmouth

English

Etymology

From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Proper noun

Portsmouth

  1. A city and unitary authority in Hampshire, in southern England
    • 1892, Sir George Giffard, Reminiscences of a Naval Officer, page 45:
      When ready for sea we went up to Greenhithe, that their lordships might inspect us, and then to Portsmouth, to take troops to Cork, a pleasant trip; […]
  2. A town in Dominica
  3. A city in Iowa
  4. A city in New Hampshire
  5. A city, the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio.
  6. A town in Newport County, Rhode Island.
    • 1663, John Clarke, Charles II of England (signatory), Rhode Island Royal Charter‎, archived from the original on 10 July 2022, second of three blocks of text, lines 5–6:
      […] not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty […]
  7. A city in Virginia
  8. An English earldom

Synonyms
  • (city in southern England): Pompey

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Portuguese: Portsmouth

Translations

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Portsmouth.

Proper noun

Portsmouth f

  1. Portsmouth (a city in southern England)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.