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bridgeport

/ˈbɹɪdʒˌpɔɹt/

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What does bridgeport mean?

proper noun

  1. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  2. A neighbourhood on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A small city in Jackson County, Alabama.
More meanings (23)

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mono County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.
  3. A large port city, the county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  4. A small city and township in Lawrence County, Illinois.
  5. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saginaw County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Missouri.
  11. A small city, the county seat of Morrill County, Nebraska.
  12. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  13. A hamlet and census-designated place in Madison County and Onondaga County, New York.
  14. A village in Belmont County, Ohio.
  15. An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
  16. A small town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
  17. A borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  18. An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
  19. A city in Wise County, Texas.
  20. A ghost town in Daggett County, Utah.
  21. A small city in Douglas County, Washington.
  22. A city in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  23. A small town and unincorporated community in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɹɪdʒˌpɔɹt/

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Vail chose the latter, and forthwith gave orders to a Bridgeport manufacturer to begin experiments.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
I am sure that the remembrance of the kindness of my Bridgeport friends will aid me in securing these cherished blessings.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576
More book examples (3)
While I am writing this I am in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
The Spray was taken from New York to Bridgeport, Connecticut, and, under the supervision of the Park City Yacht Club, was hauled out of water and very carefully measured in every way to secure a satisfactory result.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
There is a recent account from Bridgeport, Conn., of a woman who, while eating a pear, swallowed a hornet that had alighted on the fruit.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747