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Portland

 [pawrt-luhnd, pohrt-]   Origin

Port·land

   [pawrt-luhnd, pohrt-]
noun
1.
a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. 366,383.
2.
a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay. 61,572.
3.
a town in S Texas. 12,023.
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Portland1 (ˈpɔːtlənd)
 
—n
1.  Isle of Portland a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material
2.  an inland port in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River: the largest city in the state; shipbuilding and chemical industries. Pop: 538 544 (2003 est)
3.  a port in SW Maine, on Casco Bay: the largest city in the state; settled by the English in 1632, destroyed successively by French, Indian, and British attacks, and rebuilt; capital of Maine (1820--32). Pop: 63 635 (2003 est)

Portland2 (ˈpɔːtlənd)
 
—n
3rd Duke of. title of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck. 1738--1809, British statesman; prime minister (1783; 1807--09); father of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

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Portland
in Portland cement, 1720, named by its inventor, Eng. mason Joseph Aspdin, from resemblance of the color to the stone of Portland peninsula on the coast of Dorsetshire.
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Portland definition


Two major cities in the United States: the largest city in Oregon and the largest city in Maine.

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