Newport

American  

[noo-pawrt, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌpɔrt, ˈnju- /

noun

1. a seaport and county in southeastern Wales, near the Severn estuary.

2. a seaport and summer resort in southeastern Rhode Island: site of U.S. Navy base and Naval War College.

3. a city on the Isle of Wight, in southern England.

4. a city in central Kentucky, on the Ohio River, opposite Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Newport British  

/ ˈnjuːˌpɔːt /

noun

1. a city and port in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: electronics. Pop: 116 143 (2001)

2. a county borough in SE Wales, created from part of Gwent in 1996. Pop: 139 300 (2003 est). Area: 190 sq km (73 sq miles)

3. a port in SE Rhode Island: founded in 1639, it became one of the richest towns of colonial America; centre of a large number of US naval establishments. Pop: 26 136 (2003 est)

4. a town in S England, administrative centre of the Isle of Wight. Pop: 22 957 (2001)

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Newport Cultural  

1. Resort city in southeastern Rhode Island.

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Famed for summer homes of nineteenth-century millionaires.

Center of yachting in the United States.

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Newport

Cotliar’s daughter, Sharon Cotliar-Zweifach, confirmed that Cotliar died in his sleep early Monday at his home in Newport Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

South Wales Police said the three year-old boy from Newport was taken to hospital in a stable condition and that an investigation into what happened was underway.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

For the rest of his life, Ellington would say, “I was born at Newport in 1956.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

CPR was performed on the three-year-old until an ambulance arrived and the boy, from Newport, was hospitalised where his condition is described as stable.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Maybe from Newport or Narragansett or maybe from farther south. And I wondered about it because it was the only blue sail I’d ever seen.”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk