Southport

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proper noun

A coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; formerly Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3317).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A placename:
    1. A coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; formerly Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3317).

      Violent demonstrations have spread from Southport to London, Hartlepool, Manchester and Aldershot after the stabbing atrocity at a children’s holiday club on Monday.

      2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2024
    2. A community in Caplin Cove-Southport, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
    3. A census-designated place in the town of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    4. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Florida.
    5. A city in Marion County, Indiana.

      A couple of broad ideas they determined included converting Indianapolis into a single, countywide government led by a strong mayor, and, for political purposes, omitting the school districts and the cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway from any consolidation efforts.

      2014 May 28, Jeff Wachter, “40 Years After Unigov: Indianapolis and Marion County’s experience with consolidated government”, in Abell Foundation, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2022, page 6
    6. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana.
    7. A town mostly on Southport Island in Lincoln County, Maine, named after the English town.
    8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Chemung County, New York.
    9. A city in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Former name: Smithville.
    10. A ghost town in Coos County, Oregon.
    11. A neighbourhood of Renton, King County, Washington.
    12. A coastal village in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
    13. A rural locality, formerly the site of a town, in Litchfield municipality, Northern Territory.
    14. A coastal town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland.
    15. A township in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.

      Former name: Hythe

Origin

From south + port.

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Cite this entry
APA

Southport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southport

MLA

“Southport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southport. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southport,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southport.

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