English Explanatory Dictionary

Newport

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename
  2. A locale in the United Kingdom:
  3. A locale in England:
  4. A suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385).
  5. A suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon, south-east of the town centre (OS grid ref SS5632).
  6. A hamlet in Bloxworth parish, Dorset (OS grid ref SY8894).
  7. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8530).
  8. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5234).
  9. A village in Alkington parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6997).
  10. A town and civil parish (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5089).
  11. A coastal suburb in Hemsby parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG5016).
  12. A suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ4819).

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Newport.wav /ˈnupɔɹt/

Word forms

Newport Newports

Etymology

From new + port.

Derived words

Newport Coast Newport County Newporter Newport News Newport-on-Tay Newport Pagnell

Translations

French: Port-Neuf French: Portneuf Portuguese: Porto-Novo Chinese Mandarin: 紐波特 /纽波特 Welsh: Casnewydd
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