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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon, south-east of the town centre (OS grid ref SS5632). countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A hamlet in Bloxworth parish, Dorset (OS grid ref SY8894). countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8530). countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5234). countable, uncountable

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   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A village in Alkington parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6997). countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A town and civil parish (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5089). countable, uncountable
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   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A coastal suburb in Hemsby parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG5016). countable, uncountable
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   A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ4819). countable, uncountable
10. 10
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in England:; A town and civil parish in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7419). countable, uncountable
11. 11
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in Wales.; A city and unitary authority in south-east Wales, historically in Monmouthshire. countable, uncountable
12. 12
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A locale in Wales.; A town and community in north Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SN0539). countable, uncountable
13. 13
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A place in Scotland. countable, uncountable
14. 14
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom:; A place in Scotland.; A village in Caithness, Highland council area (OS grid ref ND1224). countable, uncountable
15. 15
    A placename; A locale in Ireland.; A town in County Mayo (Irish grid ref L 9894). countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in Ireland.; A town in County Tipperary. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in Australia.; A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in Australia.; A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in Australia.; A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in Canada.; A municipality of Quebec. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in Canada.; A community in Newfoundland and Labrador. countable, uncountable
22. 22
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
23. 23
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in New Castle County, Delaware. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A community in Madison, Madison County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Vermillion County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County; named for English seaman Christopher Newport. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
33. 33
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city in Washington County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
34. 34
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Barton County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A village in Rock County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Herkimer County, New York. countable, uncountable
41. 41
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Carteret County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
42. 42
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A river in North Carolina, flowing through Carteret County into the Bogue Sound. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madison County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
44. 44
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Shelby County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
45. 45
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
46. 46
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
47. 47
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A river in Pennsylvania, flowing from Glen Lyon into the Susquehanna at Nanticoke. countable, uncountable
51. 51
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city in Newport County, Rhode Island. countable, uncountable

    "Police said they were called to the Clarke Cooke House in Newport just before 10 p.m. for customers refusing to leave."

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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in York County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
53. 53
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay County and Jack County, Texas; said to be named for the initials of seven founding families: Norman, Ezell, Welch, Pruitt, Owsley, Reiger, and Turner. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Orleans County, Vermont. countable, uncountable
56. 56
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Orleans County, Vermont, next to the city. countable, uncountable
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    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
58. 58
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
59. 59
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
60. 60
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington. countable, uncountable
61. 61
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Pend Oreille County, Washington. countable, uncountable
62. 62
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
63. 63
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
64. 64
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, including in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Newport Township. countable, uncountable
65. 65
    An English habitational surname from the places in Britain. countable

Example

More examples

"Seaside resorts, such as Newport, are very crowded in summer."

Etymology

From new + port.

Related phrases

Newport CountyNewport NewsNewport PagnellNewport-on-Taycampbell countycocke countycounty seatisle of wightjackson countylincoln countynew hampshirenew york

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.