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Portsmouth

[pawrts-muhth, pohrts-]

noun

  1. a seaport in S Hampshire, in S England, on the English Channel: chief British naval station.

  2. a seaport in SE Virginia: navy yard.

  3. a seaport in SE New Hampshire: naval base; Russian-Japanese peace treaty 1905.

  4. a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.

  5. a town in SE Rhode Island.



Portsmouth

/ ˈpɔːtsməθ /

noun

  1. Informal name: Pompeya port in S England, in Portsmouth unitary authority, Hampshire, on the English Channel: Britain's chief naval base; university (1992). Pop: 187 056 (2001)

  2. a unitary authority in S England, in Hampshire. Pop: 188 700 (2003 est). Area: 37 sq km (14 sq miles)

  3. a port in SE Virginia, on the Elizabeth River: naval base; shipyards. Pop: 99 617 (2003 est)

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Some 3,100 people currently work in its current Defence and Space divisions in this country, with the bulk of employees in the space sector operating out of hubs at Portsmouth and Stevenage.

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They've called Israel's campaign "inexcusable"; and pulled out of Portsmouth's Victorious Festival after another group was silenced for displaying a Palestinian flag on stage.

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Portsmouth said they are "mourning the loss" of Mandaric and the "thoughts of everyone at the club are with Milan's family and friends at this sad time".

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Burgess enjoyed spells in League One with Peterborough and Portsmouth, before taking the plunge with a move to Belgium in 2020.

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He’s meeting a Portsmouth ship arriving from India bearing his second cousin, Angela and — a surprise to Lenox — her lifelong friend and companion, an Indian girl named Sari.

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