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The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.
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The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland.
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Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
A town in Ashley County, Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.
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An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry.
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A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.
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A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.
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An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry.
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A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
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A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine.
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A township and census-designated place therein, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
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An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
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An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
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Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
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A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
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An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri; named for its port.
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A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
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A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
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An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
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A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine.
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A city in Sumner County and Robertson County, Tennessee.
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A city in San Patricio County, Texas; named for the city in Maine.
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A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
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An unincorporated community in Portland, Dodge County and town of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
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A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
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Some other townships, listed under Portland Township.
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A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.
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A locale in Australia:
A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales; named for the local Portland cement industry.
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A locale in Australia:
A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
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A community in Rideau Lakes township, Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.
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A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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A parish of Jamaica.
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A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.
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A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.
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A surname.
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noun
The land around a port
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largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
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freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port of entry, point of entry
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértusder. Proto-Italic *portus Latin portusbor. Old English port Proto-Indo-European *lendh- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Old English Portland Middle English Portland English Portland Inherited from Middle English Portland. By surface analysis, port + land.
From port + land.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
