name · noun · 35 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈplɪməθ/
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name
Meaning 1
A placename:
A city, unitary authority, and borough of Devon, England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Amador County, California.
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Meaning 8
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
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Meaning 9
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida.
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Meaning 10
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Hancock County and McDonough County, Illinois.
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Meaning 11
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Indiana.
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Meaning 12
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
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Meaning 13
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas.
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Meaning 14
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
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Meaning 15
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A large town, one of the two county seats of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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Meaning 16
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
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Meaning 17
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A sizable city in Hennepin County, Minnesota; a suburb of Minneapolis.
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Meaning 18
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A former settlement in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
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Meaning 19
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
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Meaning 20
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
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Meaning 21
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
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Meaning 22
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Chenango County, New York.
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Meaning 23
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Washington County, North Carolina.
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Meaning 24
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Huron County and Richland County, Ohio.
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Meaning 25
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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Meaning 26
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Box Elder County, Utah.
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Meaning 27
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Windsor County, Vermont.
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Meaning 28
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia.
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Meaning 29
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 30
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 31
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town and city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 32
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
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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noun
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