Portsmouth

From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

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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^[1], 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

• (city in southern England): Pompey

• Portsmouth defence
• Portsmouth yardstick

• Portuguese: Portsmouth

• Portsmouth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Unadapted borrowing from English Portsmouth.

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1. Portsmouth (a city in southern England)