portland

plural portlands

1. The land around a port

   The decommissioned Hearn power plant is the city's top site to build a long-overdue, four-pad arena to anchor a planned sports complex on the eastern portlands, Toronto Mayor David Miller said yesterday.

   2009 February 27, Mary Ormsby, “New arena could bring hockey up to full power”, in Toronto Star

1. The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.

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   “Here is what I do know – the president has sent agents here to create chaos and riots here in Portland, to induce a reaction. To induce protests. To induce conflicts. His goal is to make Portland look as he was describing it as,” Merkley said. “Our job is to say, ‘We are not going to take the bait.’”

   2025 September 27, Kit Maher, quoting Jeff Merkley, “Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2025

   Synonyms: PDX

2. The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland.

   Visitors to Maine, arriving with visions of lighthouses and lobsters, often bypass Portland on their way northeast to Acadia National Park or the many picturesque fishing villages of the state’s mid-coast.

   2024 June 24, Brandon Griggs, “This coastal culinary hub offers a ‘big-city feel in a small-city package’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024

3. Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
   1. A town in Ashley County, Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.
   2. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry.
   3. A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado.
   4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.
   5. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry.
   6. A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
   7. A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine.
   8. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
   9. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
   10. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
   11. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
   12. A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
   13. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri; named for its port.
   14. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
   15. A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
   16. An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
   17. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine.
   18. A city in Sumner County and Robertson County, Tennessee.
   19. A city in San Patricio County, Texas; named for the city in Maine.
   20. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
   21. An unincorporated community in Portland, Dodge County and town of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
   22. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
   23. Some other townships, listed under Portland Township.
4. A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.
5. A locale in Australia:
   1. A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales; named for the local Portland cement industry.
   2. A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
6. A community in Rideau Lakes township, Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.
7. A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
8. A parish of Jamaica.
9. A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.
10. A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France.
11. A surname.