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Newport

/ˈnjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/US/ˈnupɔɹt/

Newport proper noun: a suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385).

newport: a suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385)
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Proper noun

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

  1. A suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385).
  2. A suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon, south-east of the town centre (OS grid ref SS5632).
  3. A hamlet in Bloxworth parish, Dorset (OS grid ref SY8894).
  4. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8530).
  5. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5234).
  6. A village in Alkington parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6997).
  7. A town and civil parish (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5089).
  8. A coastal suburb in Hemsby parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG5016).
  9. A suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ4819).
  10. A town and civil parish in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7419).
  11. A city and unitary authority in south-east Wales, historically in Monmouthshire.
  12. A town and community in north Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SN0539).
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  1. A place in Scotland.
  2. A village in Caithness, Highland council area (OS grid ref ND1224).
  3. A town in County Mayo (Irish grid ref L 9894).
  4. A town in County Tipperary.
  5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
  6. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
  7. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
  8. A municipality of Quebec.
  9. A community in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  10. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
  12. A town in New Castle County, Delaware.
  13. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida.
  14. An unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida.
  15. A community in Madison, Madison County, Illinois.
  16. A town, the county seat of Vermillion County, Indiana.
  17. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County; named for English seaman Christopher Newport.
  18. A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine.
  19. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
  20. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan.
  21. A city in Washington County, Minnesota.
  22. An unincorporated community in Barton County, Missouri.
  23. A village in Rock County, Nebraska.
  24. A town, the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  25. A neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey.
  26. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
  27. An unincorporated community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  28. A town and village therein, in Herkimer County, New York.
  29. A town in Carteret County, North Carolina.
  30. A river in North Carolina, flowing through Carteret County into the Bogue Sound.
  31. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Ohio.
  32. A census-designated place in Shelby County, Ohio.
  33. An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  34. A census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio.
  35. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
  36. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oregon.
  37. A borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
  38. A river in Pennsylvania, flowing from Glen Lyon into the Susquehanna at Nanticoke.
  39. A city in Newport County, Rhode Island.
    • Police said they were called to the Clarke Cooke House in Newport just before 10 p.m. for customers refusing to leave.2025 August 15, Jusolyn Flower, “Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport”, in WPRI, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025
  40. A census-designated place in York County, South Carolina.
  41. A city, the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee.
  42. 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.
  43. A city, the county seat of Orleans County, Vermont.
  44. A town in Orleans County, Vermont, next to the city.
  45. An unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia.
  46. An unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia.
  47. An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
  48. A neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington.
  49. A city, the county seat of Pend Oreille County, Washington.
  50. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
  51. A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
  52. A number of townships in the United States, including in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Newport Township.
  53. (countable) An English habitational surname from the places in Britain.

Forms of Newport

pluralNewports

Origin of Newport

From new + port.

Words formed from Newport

Words that rhyme with Newport

Questions about Newport

What does Newport mean?
Newport means a suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385).
What part of speech is Newport?
Newport is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Newport?
Newport is pronounced /ˈnjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/ (UK).

Words near Newport in the dictionary

  1. newness
  2. newnesses
  3. Newnham
  4. Newnham Bridge
  5. Newnhams
  6. Newport
  7. Newport Beach
  8. Newport Center
  9. Newport Coast
  10. Newport County
  11. Newport News

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