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Westport

American  
[west-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈwɛstˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

  1. a town in SW Connecticut.

  2. a city in SE Massachusetts.


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The transfer of 136 acres just south of the community of Westport will mark the first time land managed by the California Department of Transportation has been returned to Indigenous tribes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

In the Westport district of Kansas City, base camp for Argentina and England, the World Cup has drawn little interest from regulars in the Tin Roof bar -- yet.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

She talked my father into moving to Westport, Conn.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Camera operator Niall Gallagher and I went to Westport on the Atlantic coast of Ireland ahead of the red warning coming into force.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2025

“Okay, girl. Uh, can you take me to Westport, Connecticut? May Castellan’s place?”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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