Plymouth

//ˈplɪməθ// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An automobile of the make Plymouth.

    "He next appeared in a faded Plymouth Fury, the first car he’d ever owned. Our father never abandoned a car. The Plymouth was burgundy and had a convertible top that we always begged him to put down."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A city, unitary authority, and borough of Devon, England.
  2. 2
    A placename:; A sea area between Plymouth, Devon, England and France.
  3. 3
    A placename:; The mouth of the river Plym, in Devon, England.
  4. 4
    A placename:; The de jure and abandoned capital of Montserrat.
  5. 5
    A placename:; A small rural community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A small rural community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. 7
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Amador County, California.
  3. 8
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  4. 9
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida.
  5. 10
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Hancock County and McDonough County, Illinois.
  6. 11
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Indiana.
  7. 12
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
  8. 13
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas.
  9. 14
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  10. 15
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A large town, one of the two county seats of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
  12. 17
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A sizable city in Hennepin County, Minnesota; a suburb of Minneapolis.
  13. 18
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A former settlement in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  14. 19
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
  15. 20
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
  16. 21
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  17. 22
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chenango County, New York.
  18. 23
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Washington County, North Carolina.
  19. 24
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Huron County and Richland County, Ohio.
  20. 25
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  21. 26
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Box Elder County, Utah.
  22. 27
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  23. 28
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia.
  24. 29
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
  25. 30
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
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    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  27. 32
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; The Plymouth Colony, established by the Pilgrims.
  28. 33
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Plymouth Township.

Example

More examples

"I am studying electrical engineering at the University of Plymouth."

Etymology

From Plym + mouth, referring to the river's mouth.

Related phrases

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