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Plymouth

name · noun · 35 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈplɪməθ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P L IH1 M AH0 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A placename:

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Devon, England.

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Meaning 2

A placename:

A sea area between Plymouth, Devon, England and France.

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Meaning 3

A placename:

The mouth of the river Plym, in Devon, England.

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Meaning 4

A placename:

The de jure and abandoned capital of Montserrat.

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Meaning 5

A placename:

A small rural community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Meaning 6

A placename:

A small rural community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Meaning 7

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A number of places in the United States:

A small city in Amador County, California.

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A number of places in the United States:

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida.

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A number of places in the United States:

A village in Hancock County and McDonough County, Illinois.

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A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Indiana.

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A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas.

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A town in Penobscot County, Maine.

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A large town, one of the two county seats of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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Meaning 16

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A city in Wayne County, Michigan.

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A sizable city in Hennepin County, Minnesota; a suburb of Minneapolis.

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A former settlement in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

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An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.

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A village in Jefferson County, Nebraska.

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A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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A town in Chenango County, New York.

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A town, the county seat of Washington County, North Carolina.

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A village in Huron County and Richland County, Ohio.

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A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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A small town in Box Elder County, Utah.

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A small town in Windsor County, Vermont.

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An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia.

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A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.

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A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.

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A town and city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

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The Plymouth Colony, established by the Pilgrims.

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Meaning 33

A placename:

A number of places in the United States:

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Plymouth Township.

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noun

Meaning 34

An automobile of the make Plymouth.

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Meaning 35

a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620

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Broader terms: town

History

Etymology

From Plym + mouth, referring to the river's mouth.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بْلِيمُوث (blīmūṯ) — a city in Devon, England
  • Armenian: Պլիմուտ (Plimut) — a city in Devon, England
  • Azerbaijani: Plimut — a city in Devon, England
  • Belarusian: Плі́мут (Plímut) — a city in Devon, England
  • Bulgarian: Плимът (Plimǎt) — a city in Devon, England
  • Chinese Cantonese: 普利茅夫 (pou2 lei6 maau4 fu1) — a city in Devon, England
  • Chinese Cantonese: 普利茅斯 (pou2 lei6 maau4 si1) — a city in Devon, England
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普利茅斯 (Pǔlìmáosī) — a city in Devon, England
  • Cornish: Aberplymm — a city in Devon, England
  • Dutch: Pleimuiden — a city in Devon, England
  • Georgian: პლიმუთი (ṗlimuti) — a city in Devon, England
  • Greek: Πλίμουθ (Plímouth) — a city in Devon, England
  • Hebrew: פלימות׳ — a city in Devon, England
  • Japanese: プリマス (Purimasu) — a city in Devon, England
  • Korean: 플리머스 (Peullimeoseu) — a city in Devon, England
  • Central Kurdish: پلیموت (plîmut) — a city in Devon, England
  • Latin: Plimmuta — a city in Devon, England
  • Latvian: Plimuta — a city in Devon, England
  • Lithuanian: Plimutas — a city in Devon, England
  • Macedonian: Плимут (Plimut) — a city in Devon, England
  • Marathi: प्लिमथ (plimath) — a city in Devon, England
  • Mazanderani: پلیموث — a city in Devon, England
  • Norman: Pliémue — a city in Devon, England
  • Norman: Plémue — a city in Devon, England
  • Old English: Sūþtun — a city in Devon, England
  • Persian: پلیموث — a city in Devon, England
  • Portuguese: Plimude — a city in Devon, England
  • Punjabi: ਪਲੀਮਥ (palīmath) — a city in Devon, England
  • Punjabi: پلیموتھ (plemoth) — a city in Devon, England
  • Russian: Пли́мут (Plímut) — a city in Devon, England
  • Tajik: Плимут (Plimut) — a city in Devon, England
  • Thai: พลิมัท — a city in Devon, England
  • Ukrainian: Плі́мут (Plímut) — a city in Devon, England
  • Urdu: پلیماؤتھ (plemāoth) — a city in Devon, England
  • Uyghur: Plimowt — a city in Devon, England
  • Uzbek: Plimut — a city in Devon, England
  • Welsh: Aberplym — a city in Devon, England
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