Portland

Port·land  (pôrtlnd, prt-)

1. A city of southwest Maine on an arm of the Gulf of Maine south of Lewiston. Settled c. 1632, it became a commercial center in the 17th century and was state capital from 1820 to 1832. It is the largest city in the state. Population: 63,000.

2. The largest city of Oregon, in the northwest part of the state on the Willamette River near its junction with the Columbia River. Founded in 1845, it grew as a lumber-exporting port and supply point for the California and Alaska goldfields. Population: 537,000.

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Portland·er n.

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Portland [ˈpɔːtlənd]

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1. (Placename) Isle of. a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop. (town): 12 000 (latest est.)

2. (Placename) an inland port in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River: the largest city in the state; shipbuilding and chemical industries. Pop.: 529 121 (2000)

3. (Placename) a port in SW Maine, on Casco Bay: the largest city in the state; settled by the English in 1632, destroyed successively by French, Indian, and British attacks, and rebuilt; capital of Maine (1820-32). Pop.: 64 358 (1990)

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Portland²

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(Biographies / Portland, 3rd Duke of (1738-1809) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) 3rd Duke of. title of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck. 1738-1809, British statesman; prime minister (1783; 1807-09); father of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

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Noun	1.	Portland - freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains Beaver State, OR, Oregon - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
	2.	Portland - largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state Maine, ME, Pine Tree State - a state in New England