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Port Townsend

Port Townsend proper noun: a city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Washington, United States.

Proper noun

Port Townsend

  1. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Washington, United States.

Origin of Port Townsend

Originally spelt Port Townshend, after George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend.

Questions about Port Townsend

What does Port Townsend mean?
Port Townsend means a city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Washington, United States.
What part of speech is Port Townsend?
Port Townsend is a proper noun.

Words near Port Townsend in the dictionary

  1. Port Swettenham
  2. Port Talbot
  3. Port Tewfik
  4. port tong
  5. port tongs
  6. Port Townsend
  7. port triggering
  8. port triggerings
  9. Port Victoria
  10. Port Vila
  11. Port Washington

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