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Newport
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English
thumb|190px|Welcome to the City of Newport (Wales)
thumb|Cottages at Newport, Dorset
Etymology
From en new port.
Pronunciation
en /ˈnjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Newport.wav Southern England
en /ˈnupɔɹt/ US
en uːpɔː(ɹ)t 2
Proper noun
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A placename
en locale in the x/United Kingdom:
en locale cc/England:
en suburb of town/Launceston county/Cornwall OS grid ref SX3385.
en suburb town/Barnstaple dist/North Devon co/Devon, south-east of the town centre OS grid ref SS5632.
en hamlet par/Bloxworth co/Dorset OS grid ref SY8894.
en village/and/cpar in the co/East Riding of Yorkshire OS grid ref SE8530. Parish map (East Riding)
en village/and/cpar in dist/Uttlesford co/Essex OS grid ref TL5234. Parish map (Essex)
en village par/Alkington dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref ST6997.
en town/and/cpar (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the co/Isle of Wight OS grid ref SZ5089. Parish map (Isle of Wight)
en coastal suburb in par/Hemsby bor/Great Yarmouth co/Norfolk OS grid ref TG5016. OS: Norfolk
en suburb town/Middlesbrough co/North Yorkshire OS grid ref NZ4819. Ward map (Middlesbrough)
en town/and/cpar in x/Telford and Wrekin co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ7419. Parish map (Telford and Wrekin)
en locale cc/Wales.
en city/and/unitary authority in south-east cc/Wales, historically in en Monmouthshire. Authority map (Wales)
en town/and/wcomm in north co/Pembrokeshire OS grid ref SN0539. Community map (Pembrokeshire)
en place cc/Scotland.
en village co/Caithness carea/Highland OS grid ref ND1224.
en locale c/Ireland.
en town co/Mayo Irish grid ref L 9894.
en town county/County Tipperary.
en locale c/Australia.
en suburb of city/Melbourne s/Victoria.
en suburb of city/Sydney s/New South Wales.
en suburb of city/Brisbane s/Queensland.
en locale c/Canada.
en municipality p/Quebec.
en community p/Newfoundland and Labrador.
en locale c/US:
en city/county seat co/Jackson County s/Arkansas.
en ucomm co/Mendocino County s/California.
en town co/New Castle County s/Delaware.
en ucomm county/Monroe County s/Florida.
en ucomm county/Wakulla County s/Florida.
en comm in x/Madison co/Madison County s/Illinois.
en town/county seat co/Vermillion County s/Indiana.
en A <<city>> in <<s/Kentucky>>, and one of the two <<county seats>> of <<co/Campbell County>>; named for English seaman Christopher Newport.en eponyms
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Penobscot County s/Maine.
en ucomm co/Charles County s/Maryland.
en ucomm co/Monroe County s/Michigan.
en city co/Washington County s/Minnesota.
en ucomm co/Barton County s/Missouri.
en village co/Rock County s/Nebraska.
en town/county seat co/Sullivan County s/New Hampshire.
en neighborhood of city/Jersey City s/New Jersey.
en ucomm/and/CDP twp:Suf/Downe co/Cumberland County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Newport, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
en ucomm co/Hunterdon County s/New Jersey.
en town/and/village therein, in co/Herkimer County s/New York.
en town co/Carteret County s/North Carolina.
en river s/North Carolina flowing through Carteret County into the Bogue Sound.
en ucomm co/Madison County s/Ohio.
en CDP co/Shelby County s/Ohio.
en ucomm co/Tuscarawas County s/Ohio.
en CDP co/Washington County s/Ohio.
en ucomm co/Carter County s/Oklahoma.
en city/county seat co/Lincoln County s/Oregon. TopoZone: Newport, Oregon
en borough in co/Perry County s/Pennsylvania.
en river s/Pennsylvania flowing from Glen Lyon into the Susquehanna at Nanticoke.
en city co/Newport County s/Rhode Island. TopoZone: Newport, Rhode Island
en Jusolyn Flower Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport w:WPRI https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/assistant-attorney-general-arrested-in-newport/ 2025-08-15 Police said they were called to the Clarke Cooke House in Newport just before 10 p.m. for customers refusing to leave. 21 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250827171148/https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/assistant-attorney-general-arrested-in-newport/ 27 August 2025
en CDP co/York County s/South Carolina.
en city/county seat co/Cocke County s/Tennessee.
en ucomm co/Clay County and co/Jack County s/Texas ; said to be named for the initials of seven founding families: Norman, Ezell, Welch, Pruitt, Owsley, Reiger, and Turner.
en city/county seat co/Orleans County s/Vermont. TopoZone: Newport, Vermont
en town co/Orleans County s/Vermont, next to the city.
en ucomm county/Augusta County s/Virginia.
en ucomm county/Giles County s/Virginia.
en ucomm county/Page County s/Virginia.
en neighborhood of city/Bellevue s/Washington.
en city/county seat co/Pend Oreille County s/Washington.
en ucomm co/Wood County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Columbia County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, including in <<s/Illinois>>, <<s/Iowa>>, <<s/Missouri>>, <<s/Ohio>> and <<s/Pennsylvania>>, listed under Newport Township.
en countable en English habitational from the places in Britain.
Derived terms
en Newport Beach Newport Center Newport County Newporter Newport Coast Newport News Newport-on-Tay Newport Pagnell
Translations
the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)
French: fr Port-Neuf m, fr Portneuf
Portuguese: pt Porto-Novo
the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)
French: fr Porte-Neuve f, fr Porteneuve
city in Monmouthshire
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 紐波特 Niǔbōtè
Welsh: cy Casnewydd
town in Pembrokeshire
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 紐波特
Welsh: cy Trefdraeth
town in County Mayo
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 紐波特
Irish: ga Baile Uí Fhiacháin
town in County Tipperary
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 紐波特
Irish: ga Tulach Sheasta
References
List of United Kingdom locations: Newm-Newto#Newp–Newq