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Newport

Newport

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A resort city in southeast Rhode Island known for large old houses and yachting
  • proper noun
  • /ˈnjuːpɔrt/
: Newport
  • Every summer, tourists flock to Newport, Rhode Island, to enjoy its beaches and yachting events.
  • Newport, Rhode Island
  • Mariners' Museum in Newport
  • Newport, Rhode Island

He he, he grows up mostly over in Newport, RI.

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Examples

  • And your book talks about congregations being organized in New York, Newport, RI, Savannah, Philadelphia, Charleston.

  • Home is Newport, Rhode Island.

    Jaws 2 (1978)

  • You have not been to Newport, huh?

    Saratoga (1937)

  • Met them at a coffee shop in Newport.

    Jesus Revolution (2023)

  • I love living in Newport.

    Bug Buster (1998)

  • The golden sky of Indian summer, a bright September day just outside Newport harbor.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • We're starting off this vlog in Newport with my family.

  • Have you been to Newport before, Killian?

    Assassination (1987)

  • The next day, Admiral Gannon went off to Newport for a reunion at the Naval War College.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • We've got several America's Cup contenders down from Newport today.

    Wind (1992)

Surface Forms

Newport main

Morphology

Newport = new + port (transparent) = new + port

The place name is clearly built from the productive English words 'new' + 'port', whose meanings directly suggest a settlement associated with a (new) harbor.

Etymology

Newport is simply the English words new and port, with new meaning 'recent' and port meaning 'a place for ships'. So a Newport is a 'new harbour', which helps you remember why the Rhode Island Newport is a seaside town famous for sailing and grand houses.