NEWPORT Definition & Meaning

Newport

[ noo-pawrt, nyoo- ]

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

Newport

/ ˈ��ːˌ��ɔː�� /

a city and port in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: electronics. Pop: 116 143 (2001)
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)
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)
a town in S England, administrative centre of the Isle of Wight. Pop: 22 957 (2001)

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Famed for summer homes of nineteenth-century millionaires.

Center of yachting in the United States.

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Valley historians will enjoy a cameo appearance by the Newport Pop Festival, the biggest thing to happen in that neck of the woods in 1969.

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Ewing was sentenced at Newport Crown Court to seven years and eight months after admitting a wide range of offences.

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"All of our costs have gone up," said Ms Owen, owner of Chuckles nursery in Newport.

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Firefighters from Newport and Ryde were dispatched shortly before 14:30.

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Caerphilly and Newport are the next lowest, and the only counties with average bills of less than £2,000 per year.

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