Newport

[ noo-pawrt, -pohrt, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnuˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt, ˈnyu- /

noun

a seaport in Gwent, in SE Wales, near the Severn estuary.

a seaport and summer resort in SE Rhode Island: naval base.

a city on the Isle of Wight, in S England.

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

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Examples from the Web for newport

It's a studio bungalow the way Newport summer houses are “cottages.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His lone stable was a girl from Newport News, Virginia, who had already escaped one nightmare.
The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen|M.L. Nestel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Newport News, Virginia, school added, “Federal law prohibits us from reporting on university disciplinary actions.”
The Math That Keeps Helping College Rapists|Michael Daly|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Before signing up, I thought through everything” he said in a recent interview from his home in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Some bloody sticks had been found nearby, along with beer cans and a Newport cigarette butt.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I once visited my aunt, Mrs. Covington-Burns, at Newport for a week.
The Little Brown Jug at Kildare|Meredith Nicholson
It is not the fashion with people who live at Newport to see sights.
The Lightning Conductor Discovers America|C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
I said Mr. Beaumont because he was—at Newport—so good a friend of yours.
Lady Barbarina|Henry James
The people of Newport, moreover, is resolved to live up to its inappropriate environment.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
We dined with Mr. and Mrs. Keene, who reside in one of the best villas of the many charming dwellings in Newport.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2)|W. H. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for newport

Newport

/ (ˈnjuːˌpɔːt) /

noun

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

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)

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)

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

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Culture definitions for newport

Newport

Resort city in southeastern Rhode Island.

Note

Famed for summer homes of nineteenth-century millionaires.

Note

Center of yachting in the United States.