Portland

[pawrt-luhnd, pohrt-]

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.

Portland

¹

/ 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

Portland

²

/ 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)

Portland

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

Example Sentences

This is why, from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., just about every new post office built since 1962 is concrete and smoked glass—a cold, gray box of doom.

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Portland and Denver are tied atop West Group C with 2-1 records.

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It’s unclear that the chemistry between the two leaders will do anything at all to help protect immigrants in Chicago, Charlotte, Portland, Los Angeles — or anywhere else in the country.

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Billups was released on bond after initially appearing in federal court in Portland, Oregon, and was represented by attorney Marc Mukasey at a brief hearing in a Brooklyn court on Monday.

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There are a handful of exceptions: New York City, Seattle, Honolulu and, most recently, Portland, Ore., allow single-stair buildings up to six stories.

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