Portland

See also: portland

English

Etymology

From port +‎ land.

Pronunciation

• (UK, Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːtlənd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹtlənd/

Proper noun

Portland

1. The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.

   Synonym: PDX

2. The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland.
3. Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
   1. A town in Ashley County, Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.
   2. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry.
   3. A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.
   4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.
   5. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry.
   6. A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
   7. A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine.
   8. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
   9. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
   10. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
   11. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
   12. A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
   13. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri; named for its port.
   14. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
   15. A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
   16. An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
   17. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine.
   18. A city in Sumner County and Robertson County, Tennessee.
   19. A city in San Patricio County, Texas; named for the city in Maine.
   20. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
   21. An unincorporated community in Portland, Dodge County and town of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
   22. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
   23. Some other townships, listed under Portland Township.
4. A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.
5. A locale in Australia:
   1. A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales; named for the local Portland cement industry.
   2. A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
6. A community of Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.
7. A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
8. A parish of Jamaica.
9. A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.
10. A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.

Derived terms

• Isle of Portland
• Portland Bill
• Portland cement
• Portlander
• Portlandian
• Portland Parish
• Portland ribbon wave
• Portland vase
• Weymouth and Portland

 

Translations

townland in Ireland

• Irish: Port Tulcháin

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Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} Portlando
• Greek: Πόρτλαντ (el) n (Pórtlant)

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Portlandsche Polder in 1839-1859. Borrowed from English Portland. Named after Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and lord of Rhoon.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Port‧land

Proper noun

Portland n

1. A neighbourhood of Albrandswaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “portland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN