Portland
a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay.
a town in S Texas.
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Schedules work out and we just have them come out to Portland.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB? | Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTElectric Swamp Blues How can you possibly find authentic swamp blues in Portland, Oregon?
So the following year dozens of Santas, in full red and white trim, boarded a plane to Portland.
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest | David Freedlander | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"We will continue to operate in Portland," Uber spokeswoman Eva Behrend told The Oregonian.
An address was presented requesting him not to grant to Portland an extensive territory in North Wales.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayPortland was chosen for this important and delicate mission; and the choice was eminently judicious.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayPortland, though strictly honest, was covetous; Albemarle was generous.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBut, though Portland was an unreasonable and querulous friend, he was a most faithful and zealous minister.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayPortland, with good natural abilities and great expertness in business, was no scholar.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for Portland (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpɔːtlənd) /
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
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)
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)
British Dictionary definitions for Portland (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɔːtlənd) /
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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Cultural definitions for Portland
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