Definition of "Portland"

Portland

/ˈpɔɹtlənd/

proper noun
1. The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.
2. The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland.
3. A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.
4. A locale in Australia.
  1. A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
  2. A town in South Australia; named for the local Portland cement industry.
5. A community in Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.
6. A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
7. A parish of Jamaica.
8. A locality near Whangarei, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.
9. Multiple smaller locales in the United States.
  1. A city in Texas; named for the city in Maine.
  2. A city in Tennessee.
  3. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  4. A town in Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.
  5. A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine.
  6. A town in New York.
  7. A city in Michigan; named for its port.
  8. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  9. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  10. A city in North Dakota.
  11. A borough of Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine.
  12. A town in Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.
  13. A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.
  14. A census-designated place in Iowa.
  15. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry.
  16. An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry.
  17. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
  18. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
  19. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for its port.
  20. An unincorporated community in Ohio.
10. A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.