Portland

American  

[pawrt-luhnd, pohrt-] / ˈpɔrt lənd, ˈpoʊrt- /

noun

1. a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.

2. a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay.

3. a town in S Texas.

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Portland ¹ British  

/ ˈpɔːtlənd /

noun

1. 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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Portland ² British  

/ ˈpɔːtlənd /

noun

1. 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

2. 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)

3. 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)

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Portland Cultural  

1. Two major cities in the United States: the largest city in Oregon and the largest city in Maine.

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Example Sentences

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Portland

In Portland, Maine, supporters reacted to the news that Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson won his seat.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Bay Area cities Berkeley and Oakland outlaw discrimination based on family structure, and Oregon cities Portland and Astoria, as well as Olympia, Wash., advanced similar polyamorous relationship protections earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Doncic and Williams played against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, but they couldn’t go in the back-to-back game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

In Portland, Ore., Jeff Andrus, 38, said he expected to become a father earlier in life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

I came over today to meet my son who is here from Portland on business and to get my little granddaughter's doll repaired.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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