Portland

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English

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Etymology

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From port +‎ land.

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Portland

  1. The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.
    Synonym: PDX
  2. The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland.
  3. Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
    1. A town in Ashley County, Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.
    2. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry.
    3. A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.
    4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.
    5. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry.
    6. A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
    7. A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine.
    8. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
    9. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
    10. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
    11. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
    12. A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
    13. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri; named for its port.
    14. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
    15. A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
    16. An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
    17. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine.
    18. A city in Sumner County and Robertson County, Tennessee.
    19. A city in San Patricio County, Texas; named for the city in Maine.
    20. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
    21. An unincorporated community in Portland, Dodge County and town of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
    22. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
    23. Some other townships, listed under Portland Township.
  4. A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel. [1]
  5. A locale in Australia:
    1. A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales; named for the local Portland cement industry.
    2. A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
  6. A community of Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.
  7. A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  8. A parish of Jamaica.
  9. A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry. [2]
  10. A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Portlandsche Polder in 1839-1859. Borrowed from English Portland. Named after Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and lord of Rhoon.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Port‧land

Proper noun

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Portland n

  1. A neighbourhood of Albrandswaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “portland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN