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Bridgeport

Bridgeport proper noun: a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proper noun

Bridgeport

  1. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  2. A neighbourhood on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A small city in Jackson County, Alabama.
  4. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mono County, California.
  5. An unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.
  6. A large port city, the county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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  7. A small city and township in Lawrence County, Illinois.
  8. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky.
  12. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saginaw County, Michigan.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Missouri.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Morrill County, Nebraska.
  3. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  4. A hamlet and census-designated place in Madison County and Onondaga County, New York.
  5. A village in Belmont County, Ohio.
  6. An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
  7. A small town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
  8. A borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  9. An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
  10. A city in Wise County, Texas.
  11. A ghost town in Daggett County, Utah.
  12. A small city in Douglas County, Washington.
  13. A city in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  14. A small town and unincorporated community in Crawford County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Bridgeport

By surface analysis, bridge + port.

Questions about Bridgeport

What does Bridgeport mean?
Bridgeport means a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is Bridgeport?
Bridgeport is a proper noun.

Words near Bridgeport in the dictionary

  1. Bridgen
  2. Bridgend
  3. bridgeness
  4. Bridgenorth
  5. Bridgens
  6. Bridgeport
  7. Bridgeporter
  8. bridger
  9. Bridgerian
  10. bridgers
  11. Bridgertonian

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