Portsmouth

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English

Etymology

From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

Pronunciation

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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.
  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)