English Explanatory Dictionary

Portsmouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.
  2. A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).
  3. A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A town in Saint John parish, Dominica.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A minor city in Shelby County, Iowa.
  7. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
  8. A city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  9. A former town on Portsmouth Island, Carteret County, North Carolina.
  10. A city, the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio.
  11. A neighbourhood in northern Portland, Oregon.
  12. A town in Newport County, Rhode Island.

Pronunciation

En-uk-Portsmouth.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Portsmouth.wav

Word forms

Portsmouth

Etymology

From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

Synonyms

Pompey

Derived words

Portsmouth defence Portsmouth yardstick

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 朴次茅斯 German: Portsmouth Norwegian Bokmål: Portsmouth
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