Plymouth

American  

[plim-uhth] / ˈplɪm əθ /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Devonshire, in SW England, on the English Channel: naval base; the departing point of the Mayflower 1620.

2. a city in SE Massachusetts: the oldest town in New England, founded by the Pilgrims 1620.

3. a town in SE Minnesota.

4. a town in NW Connecticut.

5. a town in and the capital of Montserrat, West Indies.

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Plymouth British  

/ ˈplɪməθ /

noun

1. a port in SW England, in Plymouth unitary authority, SW Devon, on Plymouth Sound (an inlet of the English Channel): Britain's chief port in Elizabethan times; the last port visited by the Pilgrim Fathers in the Mayflower before sailing to America; naval base; university (1992). Pop: 243 795 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in SW England, in Devon. Pop: 241 500 (2003 est). Area: 76 sq km (30 sq miles)

3. a city in SE Massachusetts, on Plymouth Bay: the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers. Pop: 54 109 (2003 est)

4. the former capital of Montserrat, in the Caribbean; largely destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1997

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Example Sentences

His next book, “Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America,” will be published in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Reform took 14 seats in the Plymouth City Council elections out of a total 19 seats available.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

In February 2024, more than 10,000 people were evacuated from homes in the Keyham area of Plymouth after a separate wartime bomb was found in a back garden.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Southway Youth and Community Centre has been opened as an evacuation centre, with Plymouth City Council also arranging hotel accommodation for those unable to stay with friends or family.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Inside the Plymouth, it wasn’t easy for Rahel to see Estha, because Baby Kochamma rose between them like a hill.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy