Newport

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UK/ˈnjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/US/ˈnupɔɹt/

proper noun

A suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385).

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounNewport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

plural Newports

  1. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon, south-east of the town centre (OS grid ref SS5632).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Bloxworth parish, Dorset (OS grid ref SY8894).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8530).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5234).
    6. countableuncountableA village in Alkington parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6997).
    7. countableuncountableA town and civil parish (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5089).
    8. countableuncountableA coastal suburb in Hemsby parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG5016).
    9. countableuncountableA suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ4819).
    10. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7419).
    11. countableuncountableA city and unitary authority in south-east Wales, historically in Monmouthshire.
    12. countableuncountableA town and community in north Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SN0539).
    13. countableuncountableA place in Scotland.
    14. countableuncountableA village in Caithness, Highland council area (OS grid ref ND1224).
    15. countableuncountableA town in County Mayo (Irish grid ref L 9894).
    16. countableuncountableA town in County Tipperary.
    17. countableuncountableA suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
    18. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
    19. countableuncountableA suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
    20. countableuncountableA municipality of Quebec.
    21. countableuncountableA community in Newfoundland and Labrador.
    22. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas.
    23. countableuncountableA town in New Castle County, Delaware.
    24. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida.
    25. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida.
    26. countableuncountableA community in Madison, Madison County, Illinois.
    27. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Vermillion County, Indiana.
    28. countableuncountableA city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County; named for English seaman Christopher Newport.
    29. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine.
    30. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan.
    31. countableuncountableA city in Washington County, Minnesota.
    32. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Barton County, Missouri.
    33. countableuncountableA village in Rock County, Nebraska.
    34. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    35. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey.
    36. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Herkimer County, New York.
    37. countableuncountableA town in Carteret County, North Carolina.
    38. countableuncountableA river in North Carolina, flowing through Carteret County into the Bogue Sound.
    39. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Madison County, Ohio.
    40. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Shelby County, Ohio.
    41. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    42. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
    43. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oregon.
    44. countableuncountableA borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
    45. countableuncountableA river in Pennsylvania, flowing from Glen Lyon into the Susquehanna at Nanticoke.
    46. countableuncountableA city in Newport County, Rhode Island.

      Police said they were called to the Clarke Cooke House in Newport just before 10 p.m. for customers refusing to leave.

      2025 August 15, Jusolyn Flower, “Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport”, in WPRI, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025
    47. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee.
    48. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clay County and Jack County, Texas; said to be named for the initials of seven founding families: Norman, Ezell, Welch, Pruitt, Owsley, Reiger, and Turner.
    49. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Orleans County, Vermont.
    50. countableuncountableA town in Orleans County, Vermont, next to the city.
    51. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia.
    52. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
    53. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington.
    54. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Pend Oreille County, Washington.
    55. countableuncountableA town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
    56. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, including in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Newport Township.
  2. countableAn English habitational surname from the places in Britain.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 紐波特 /纽波特, 紐波特 /纽波特
  • 紐波特 /纽波特 (Niǔbōtè)town in Pembrokeshire
  • 紐波特 /纽波特 (Niǔbōtè)town in County Mayo
  • 紐波特 /纽波特 (Niǔbōtè)town in County Tipperary
  • 紐波特 /纽波特 (Niǔbōtè)city in Monmouthshire
French Port-Neuf, Portneuf
  • Port-Neufthe equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)
  • Portneufthe equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)
  • Porte-Neuvethe equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)
  • Porteneuvethe equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)
Irish Baile Uí Fhiacháin, Tulach Sheasta
  • Baile Uí Fhiacháintown in County Mayo
  • Tulach Sheastatown in County Tipperary
Portuguese Porto-Novo
  • Porto-Novothe equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)
Welsh Trefdraeth, Casnewydd
  • Trefdraethtown in Pembrokeshire
  • Casnewyddcity in Monmouthshire

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Newport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newport

MLA

“Newport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newport. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Newport,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newport.

Source: Newport on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.