All Definitions for Portland
Below are all the dictionary definitions of portland:
1The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County
2Amed for the city in Maine.
3The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County
4Amed for the Isle of Portland.
5Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
6A town in Ashley County, Arkansas
7Amed for its steamboat port.
8An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado
9Amed for the local Portland cement industry.
10A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.
11A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut
12Amed for the Isle of Portland.
13An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia
14Amed for the local Portland cement industry.
15A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
16A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana
17Amed for the city in Maine.
18A township and census-designated place therein, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
19An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
20An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
21A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
22A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
23An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri
24Amed for its port.
25A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
26A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
27An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
28A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
29Amed for the city in Maine.
30A city in Sumner County and Robertson County, Tennessee.
31A city in San Patricio County, Texas
32Amed for the city in Maine.
33A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
34An unincorporated community in Portland, Dodge County and town of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
35A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
36Some other townships, listed under Portland Township.
37A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.
38A locale in Australia:
39A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales
40Amed for the local Portland cement industry.
41A city in Victoria
42Amed for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
43A community in Rideau Lakes township, Ontario, Canada
44Amed for the 3rd Duke of Portland.
45A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
46A parish of Jamaica.
47A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
48Amed for the local Portland cement industry.
49A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.
50The land around a port
About antonyms for portland
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