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Portsmouth
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English
Etymology
From en enm Portesmuða, from en ang Portesmuða.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɔːrtsməθ/
en En-uk-Portsmouth.ogg UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Portsmouth.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en city/unitary authority/and/borough co/Hampshire in southern cc/England. District map (Hampshire)
en 1892 Sir George Giffard Reminiscences of a Naval Officer 45 When ready for sea we went up to Greenhithe, that their lordships might inspect us, and then to Portsmouth, to take troops to Cork, a pleasant trip;
en 14 August 2013 Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history Simon Jenkins w:The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/gibraltar-falklands-deny-logic-history Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422111850/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/gibraltar-falklands-deny-logic-history
en village par/Todmorden bor/Calderdale co/West Yorkshire cc/England on the border with x/Lancashire OS grid ref SD9026.
en neighbourhood city/Kingston p/Ontario c/Canada.
en town par/Saint John c/Dominica.
en number of places c/USA:
en minor city co/Shelby County s/Iowa.
en twp co/Bay County s/Michigan.
en city co/Rockingham County s/New Hampshire. TopoZone: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
en former town on Portsmouth Island, co/Carteret County s/North Carolina.
en city/county seat co/Scioto County s/Ohio.
en neighbourhood in northern city/Portland s/Oregon.
en town co/Newport County s/Rhode Island. TopoZone: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
en John Clarke (Baptist minister) John Clarke; Charles II of England (signatory) w:Rhode Island Royal Charter 1663 not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty second of three blocks of text 5–6 https://www.sos.ri.gov/assets/img/civics/teacher-resources/Rhode-Island-Charter-LG.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20220710191800/https://www.sos.ri.gov/assets/img/civics/teacher-resources/Rhode-Island-Charter-LG.jpg 10 July 2022
en independent city in south-east s/Virginia. TopoZone: Portsmouth, Virginia
An English earldom
Synonyms
city in southern England en Pompey
Derived terms
en Portsmouth defence
en Portsmouth yardstick
Descendants
pt Portsmouth
Translations
city in southern England
Armenian: hy Պորտսմութ
Bulgarian: bg Портсмът
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朴次茅斯 Pǔcìmáosī
Dutch: nl Portsmouth
Finnish: fi Portsmouth
French: fr Portsmouth
Georgian: ka პორტსმუთი
German: de Portsmouth
Greek: el Πόρτσμουθ
Hungarian: hu Portsmouth
Japanese: ja ポーツマス Pōtsumasu
Korean: ko ^포츠머스
Latin: la Portus Ostium, la Portus Magnus m
Latvian: lv Portsmuta f
Lithuanian: lt Portsmutas m
Macedonian: mk Портсмут
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Portsmouth
Polish: pl Portsmouth n
Portuguese: pt Portsmouth f
Russian: ru По́ртсмут m
Spanish: es Portsmouth
Thai: th พอร์ตสมัท pôtsàmàt
Ukrainian: uk Портсмут m
town in Dominica
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朴次茅斯 Pǔcìmáosī
German: de Portsmouth
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Portsmouth
Polish: pl Portsmouth n
city in Iowa
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朴次茅斯 Pǔcìmáosī
German: de Portsmouth
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Portsmouth
Polish: pl Portsmouth n
city in New Hampshire
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朴次茅斯 Pǔcìmáosī
German: de Portsmouth
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Portsmouth
Polish: pl Portsmouth n
city in Ohio
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朴次茅斯 Pǔcìmáosī
German: de Portsmouth
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Portsmouth
Polish: pl Portsmouth n
town in Rhode Island
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朴次茅斯 Pǔcìmáosī
German: de Portsmouth
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Portsmouth
Polish: pl Portsmouth n
city in Virginia
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朴次茅斯 Pǔcìmáosī
German: de Portsmouth
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Portsmouth
Polish: pl Portsmouth n
References
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Portsmouth + 1
Proper noun
f
pt city/unitary authority/and/borough in southern cc/England Portsmouth