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Portsmouth

proper noun

  1. place name
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

  1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.

    “When ready for sea we went up to Greenhithe, that their lordships might inspect us, and then to Portsmouth, to take troops to Cork, a pleasant trip; […]”

    “Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar.”

  2. A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).
  3. A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A town in Saint John parish, Dominica.
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    “[…] not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty […]”

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  13. An English earldom