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Noun: Newport  'n(y)oo,port
  1. A port city in southeastern Wales
     
  2. A resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting centre

Type of: city, metropolis, port, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Cambria [archaic], Cymru, Little Rhody, Ocean State, R.I., Rhode Island, RI, Wales

Encyclopedia: Newport, PA