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portland
/ˈpɔɹtlənd/
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What does portland mean?
noun
- The land around a port
proper noun
- The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.
- The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland.
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proper noun
- A town in Ashley County, Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.
- An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry.
- A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.
- An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry.
- A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
- A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri; named for its port.
- A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
- A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
- A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine.
- A city in Sumner County and Robertson County, Tennessee.
- A city in San Patricio County, Texas; named for the city in Maine.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Portland, Dodge County and town of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- Some other townships, listed under Portland Township.
- A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.
- A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales; named for the local Portland cement industry.
- A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
- A community in Rideau Lakes township, Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.
- A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
- A parish of Jamaica.
- A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.
- A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɔɹtlənd/
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After cooling, the clinker is ground into very fine powder, which is the Portland cement of commerce.
Given greater weight only, and the performance of the admirable Portland choir would have left nothing to be desired.
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The report of the fire "near Boston" turned out to be the old news of the conflagration in Portland, Oregon!
It is navigable for ocean vessels as far as Portland, ten miles above its mouth, and for river steamers a hundred miles farther.
Recent reports speak of a child born in Portland, Oregon, which had a median rudimentary eye between two normal eyes.