Plymouth
a seaport in SW Devonshire, in SW England, on the English Channel: naval base; the departing point of the Mayflower 1620.
a city in SE Massachusetts: the oldest town in New England, founded by the Pilgrims 1620.
a town in SE Minnesota.
a town in NW Connecticut.
a town in and the capital of Montserrat, West Indies.
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In 1820, on the town’s bicentennial, the statesman Daniel Webster venerated Plymouth in the racialist language of his age.
How America Keeps Adapting the Story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth to Match the Story We Need to Tell | Peter C. Mancall | December 17, 2020 | TimeBy that point, the ends for which Plymouth would be useful had changed.
How America Keeps Adapting the Story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth to Match the Story We Need to Tell | Peter C. Mancall | December 17, 2020 | TimeThe 14-year-old from Plymouth, Michigan, is one of the top drone racers in the world, and one of the youngest.
Drone-racing passion propels teen to the sport’s top ranks | Fred Bowen | November 4, 2020 | Washington PostA short walk from the Plymouth waterfront, the gallery’s cool air provides some relief on a sticky September day.
400 Years After the Mayflower Set Sail, a New Exhibit Acknowledges the U.K.'s Impact on Native American Communities | Suyin Haynes | September 16, 2020 | TimeNow, 400 years later, in another September in Plymouth, the facts of that story are coming in for a reexamination.
400 Years After the Mayflower Set Sail, a New Exhibit Acknowledges the U.K.'s Impact on Native American Communities | Suyin Haynes | September 16, 2020 | Time
During the middle of this Golden Age, in 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
They burned down my home, killed my dogs, my cat, my rabbit, blew up my 1966 Plymouth Valent.
A Few Things to Know About Paul Kevin Curtis, the Crazy Ricin Suspect | Josh Dzieza | April 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPlease don't mention 1948, wingers--comparing polling then to polling today is like comparing a '48 Plymouth to a new Lexus.
Michael Tomasky on the Coming Post-Election GOP Freak Out | Michael Tomasky | November 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLast winter saw a battle at Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Michigan.
I grew up about 20 minutes outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Plymouth.
How Katy Butler, ‘Bully’ Documentary’s Teen Crusader, Was Bullied | Katy Butler | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEdward Winslow died; one of the first settlers of Plymouth colony, Mass., and afterwards its governor.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellOn my way back to the beach I saw the Plymouth Battalion as it marched in from the front line.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe engine for Plymouth will be put to break the ground as soon as I can find time to go up there.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickA lady came up one day to the keeper of the light-house near Plymouth, which is a great curiosity.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousPlymouth is the principal government naval port and its ocean commerce is gaining rapidly on that of Liverpool.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for Plymouth
/ (ˈplɪməθ) /
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)
a unitary authority in SW England, in Devon. Pop: 241 500 (2003 est). Area: 76 sq km (30 sq miles)
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)
the former capital of Montserrat, in the Caribbean; largely destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1997
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