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Portland
[ pawrt-luhnd, pohrt- ]
noun
- a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
- a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay.
- a town in S Texas.
Portland
1/ ˈɔːٱəԻ /
noun
- Isle of Portlanda rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material
- an inland port in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River: the largest city in the state; shipbuilding and chemical industries. Pop: 538 544 (2003 est)
- a port in SW Maine, on Casco Bay: the largest city in the state; settled by the English in 1632, destroyed successively by French, Indian, and British attacks, and rebuilt; capital of Maine (1820–32). Pop: 63 635 (2003 est)
Portland
2/ ˈɔːٱəԻ /
noun
- Portland, 3rd Duke of17381809MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister 3rd Duke of. title of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck. 1738–1809, British statesman; prime minister (1783; 1807–09); father of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
Example Sentences
Yes, Trump did indeed go after Black Lives Matter protesters with a vengeance during his first term, even unleashing armed federal agents without insignia to tear gas, beat and detain such protesters in Portland, Oregon.
At a grassroots level, inspired by the reclamation of queer by the gay rights movement, B***h Magazine launched in 1996 in Portland, Oregon, as a feminist riposte to demeaning stereotypes.
I’m thinking of Cody Sullivan, 23, who earned a Certificate of Achievement in Concordia’s College of Education and works as a teaching assistant in Portland, Oregon.
“It makes absolutely no sense to me at all to do this,” Anderson told the Portland Press Herald.
They won in Portland, they dominated in Denver.
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