Portsmouth

[ pawrts-muhth, pohrts- ]

/ ˈpɔrts məθ, ˈpoʊrts- /

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noun

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

a seaport in SE Virginia: navy yard.

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

a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.

a town in SE Rhode Island.

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Words nearby Portsmouth

Port Royal, port running, Port Said, Port-Salut, portside, Portsmouth, Port St. Lucie, Port Sudan, Port Talbot, Portugal, Portuguese

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How to use Portsmouth in a sentence

Strawbery Banke Museum is in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, near the banks of the Piscataqua River, just a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
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By then, former Portsmouth police chief Tonya Chapman had replaced Bennett as parole board chairwoman.
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He’s an independent researcher in Portsmouth, England, who studies psychology.
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Stampy, the biggest YouTube star this side of the pond, is also known as 23-year-old Joseph Garrett from Portsmouth.
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Indeed, Portsmouth Middle School students—like the journalists reporting on the Smartie-snorting epidemic—are late to the party.
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He did succeed for a while in owning Portsmouth FC, the even more ailing British football club.
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In Portsmouth, a down-ballot ticket-mate, county attorney candidate Joe Plaia, joined Maggie as she mingled with voters.
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In Portsmouth, a few hours later, the debt was $51,000 for “every man woman and child in America.”
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Marryat gives us in “Peter Simple” a vivid and convincing picture of the sailor going to Portsmouth to rejoin his ship.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Peter is setting out for Portsmouth for the first time, and everything is new to him.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Curiously enough, on another fifth of October , he “set out at two” from Portsmouth.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Meanwhile we resume our itinerary of the Portsmouth Road where we broke off, at Esher.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
See what a long list the wayside commons make from London to Portsmouth.
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British Dictionary definitions for Portsmouth

Portsmouth

/ (ˈpɔːtsməθ) /

noun

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

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

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

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