Newport

New·port  (npôrt, -prt, ny-)

1. A city of southeast Rhode Island at the mouth of Narragansett Bay south-southeast of Providence. Settled in 1639, it was an important economic center in pre-Revolutionary times and in the 19th century became a fashionable summer resort where the wealthy built palatial "cottages." The mansions and restored colonial buildings still attract tourists to the city, as do its tennis museum and yachting facilities. Population: 24,400.

2. A borough of southeast Wales on an inlet of the Severn estuary northeast of Cardiff. It is an industrial and manufacturing center. Population: 116,000.

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Newport [ˈnjuːˌpɔːt]

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1. (Placename) a city and port in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: electronics. Pop.: 129 900 (1991)

2. (Placename) a county borough in SE Wales, created from part of Gwent in 1996. Pop.: 137 017 (2001). Area: 190 sq. km (73 sq. miles)

3. (Placename) a port in SE Rhode Island: founded in 1639, it became one of the richest towns of colonial America; centre of a large number of US naval establishments. Pop.: 28 227 (1990)

4. (Placename) a town in S England, administrative centre of the Isle of Wight. Pop.: 20 574 (1991)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Newport - a port city in southeastern Wales     Cambria, Cymru, Wales - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
	2.	Newport - a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center Little Rhody, Ocean State, Rhode Island, RI - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state