Portsmouth

Proper noun

Portsmouth

1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.
   • When ready for sea we went up to Greenhithe, that their lordships might inspect us, and then to Portsmouth, to take troops to Cork, a pleasant trip; […]1892, Sir George Giffard, Reminiscences of a Naval Officer, page 45
   • Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar.2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2021

   Synonyms:

   Pompey

2. A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).
3. A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
4. A town in Saint John parish, Dominica.
5. A minor city in Shelby County, Iowa.
6. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
7. A city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
8. A former town on Portsmouth Island, Carteret County, North Carolina.
9. A city, the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio.
10. A neighbourhood in northern Portland, Oregon.
11. A town in Newport County, Rhode Island.
    • […] not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty […]1663, John Clarke, Charles II of England (signatory), Rhode Island Royal Charter, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2022, second of three blocks of text, lines 5–6
12. An independent city in south-east Virginia.
13. An English earldom