Gulfport
Americannoun
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a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
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a town in W Florida.
Example Sentences
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I got off the train again at the next stop, Gulfport, Miss., a historic commercial hub anchored by the headquarters for Hancock Whitney Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
“This is a bucket list-type thing,” said longtime fan Kim Brazier, who flew in from Gulfport, Miss. “I only watch ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
“The price of repairs may mean we lose our character,” Sam Henderson, the mayor of Gulfport, told the Tampa Bay Times after Helene.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024
Jonathan Daniels, director of the Port of Gulfport, told WLOX-TV in 2019 that the Topship project crumbled because of economic problems in the oil industry.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Gulfport, a coast town a short distance from New Orleans, lost about one-third of its negro population.
From Negro Migration during the War by Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay)
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