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Newport

[ noo-pawrt, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. a seaport and county in southeastern Wales, near the Severn estuary.
  2. a seaport and summer resort in southeastern Rhode Island: site of U.S. Navy base and Naval War College.
  3. a city on the Isle of Wight, in southern England.
  4. a city in central Kentucky, on the Ohio River, opposite Cincinnati, Ohio.


Newport

/ ˈːˌɔː /

noun

  1. a city and port in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: electronics. Pop: 116 143 (2001)
  2. a county borough in SE Wales, created from part of Gwent in 1996. Pop: 139 300 (2003 est). Area: 190 sq km (73 sq miles)
  3. a port in SE Rhode Island: founded in 1639, it became one of the richest towns of colonial America; centre of a large number of US naval establishments. Pop: 26 136 (2003 est)
  4. a town in S England, administrative centre of the Isle of Wight. Pop: 22 957 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Newport

  1. Resort city in southeastern Rhode Island .
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Notes

Famed for summer homes of nineteenth-century millionaires.
Center of yachting in the United States.
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Some bought packs of Newports, others stopped by for cans of grape soda.

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People talk about Dylan going electric at Newport, but in the moment that didn’t go well for Dylan.

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Haulage company director Scott Davies welcomed the new stretch of road, but said work was needed elsewhere, such as a relief road around Newport, which the Welsh government previously said had "come and gone".

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John Griffiths, whose seat of Newport East includes the Llanwern steelworks, shared his views of Wales getting what it should be due.

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Newport Harbor 5, Huntington Beach 2: Tyler Clark earned the win for Newport Harbor, which took two of three games from the No. 1-ranked Oilers.

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