Portland

[ pawrt-luhnd, pohrt- ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
2. a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay.
3. a town in S Texas.

Portland

¹

/ ˈpɔːtlənd /

noun

1. Isle of Portland
   a 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
2. 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)
3. 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

/ ˈpɔːtlənd /

noun

1. 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

Portland

1. Two major cities in the United States: the largest city in Oregon and the largest city in Maine .

Example Sentences

Marriott is a commercial interior designer who now lives in Portland, Ore., but grew up in Arcadia.

From Los Angeles Times

A new album I’ve been enjoying quite a bit lately is “Seed of a Seed,” the sharply written sophomore effort from the Portland folk singer Haley Heynderickx.

From New York Times

I moved to Hawaii from Portland after I graduated high school and went to school for a semester and a half, then dropped out.

From Los Angeles Times

The Cenotaph as we see it now is a permanent structure made from Portland stone, but it began as a temporary, wooden structure.

From BBC

Mackenzie Michalski, 31, from Portland, Oregon, was reported missing after a night out in Hungary's capital, Budapest, on Tuesday.

From BBC