Plymouth

/ˈplɪməθ/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: An automobile of the make Plymouth.
  • Grammar: plymouth is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: auto brand, automobile marque, car marque, city.
  • Useful contrasts: countryside, landlocked town, rural area.
  • Usage evidence: I am studying electrical engineering at the University of Plymouth.

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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.
  11. 16
    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.
  26. 31
    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.

Synonyms

All synonyms
auto brandautomobile marquecar marquecitycolonyenglish settlement

Antonyms

countrysidelandlocked townrural arearural town

Example

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

Common questions

What does "plymouth" mean?

An automobile of the make Plymouth.

What is a synonym for "plymouth"?

Common synonyms include: auto brand, automobile marque, car marque, city, colony, english settlement.

How do you use "plymouth" in a sentence?

I am studying electrical engineering at the University of Plymouth.

How do you pronounce "plymouth"?

Pronounced /ˈplɪməθ/.

Etymology

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

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