- Portland
Portland has many meanings. It is the name of numerous cities, the largest of which is
Portland, Oregon , in theUnited States . The name originated with theIsle of Portland , inDorset ,United Kingdom . It applies to people, buildings, passenger trains, ships and sports teams. It also applies to more general topics.Places
Australia
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Portland, New South Wales , a small town with the first Australian cement works
*Cape Portland, Tasmania , a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania
*Portland, Victoria , a small regional city and port of 12,000 people.Canada
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Portland Canal , an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
*Portland Estates, Nova Scotia , an area of Halifax
*Portland, Ontario , a small town north of Kingston, Ontario
*Portlands orPort Lands, Toronto , the eastern part of the Toronto waterfrontHong Kong
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Portland Street , a popular business and shopping street in Hong KongIreland
*Portland Row, a thoroughfare in north
Dublin City Jamaica
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Portland, Jamaica , a parish on Jamaica's north-east coast
*Portland Point , Jamaica's southernmost pointNetherlands
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Portland, Netherlands , a part of the village ofRhoon , South Holland provinceNew Zealand
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Portland, Northland , a small town south of Whangarei
*Portland Island, New Zealand , a small island off the Mahia PeninsulaUnited Kingdom
Isle of Portland
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Isle of Portland , a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of most other meanings
*Borough ofWeymouth and Portland , a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
*Portland Bill , the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland
*Portland Harbour , a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
*Portlandsea area , a part of the English Channel off the Isle of PortlandElsewhere
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Great Portland Street , a street in the West End of London
*Portland College , an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire
*Portland Gallery , an art gallery in Westminster, London
*Portland House , a tall building in Westminster, London
*Portland Place , a street in the Marylebone district of central London
*Portland Square, Bristol , a Georgian square in the city of Bristol
*Portland Tower , a tower block in ManchesterUnited States
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Portland, Arkansas , a city of 552
*Portland, Colorado , a defunct city
*Portland, Connecticut , a city of 8,732
*Portland, the name of a proposed city laid out adjacent toBlue Island, Illinois (currently a city of 23,463) that was later incorporated into it.
*Portland, a former name forFountain, Indiana
*Portland, Indiana , a city of 6,437
*Portland, Louisville , a neighborhood and former town in Louisville, Kentucky
*Portland, Maine , a city of 64,249
*New Portland, Maine , a city of 782
*South Portland, Maine , a city of 23,324 adjoining Portland, Maine
*Portland, Michigan , a city of 3,789
*Portland, New York , a city of 5,502
*Portland, North Dakota , a city of 604
*Portland, Ohio , a city
*Portland, Oregon , a city of 568,380 (2008)
*Portland, Pennsylvania , a city of 579
*Portland, Tennessee , a city of 8,458
*Portland, Texas , a city of about 15,000
*Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin , a city of 1,106
*Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin , a city of 686People
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Earl of Portland (also Duke of Portland), an English titleFiction
* Portland Bill, the main character in children's television show "
The Adventures of Portland Bill ", humorously named after the geographical feature of Portland Bill
*Portland Island, a fictional island in Liberty City in the game Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (the prequel to III)Transport
* The "
City of Portland ", a passenger train running between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon
* "Duke of Portland" (whaler), an American whaling ship
* SS "Portland", a ship sunk in thePortland Gale off New England in 1898
* HMS "Portland", a name given to eight ships of the British Navy
* USS "Portland", one of two United States Navy ships
*Portland Streetcar , a transport system in Portland, Oregon
* "Portland" (tugboat), a 1947 sternwheel tugboatports teams
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Portland Trail Blazers , NBA basketball team based in Portland, Oregon
*Portland Winter Hawks , WHL hockey team based in Portland, Oregon
*Portland Beavers , PCL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Oregon
*Portland LumberJax , NLL lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon
* Portland Timbers, USL soccer team based in Portland, Oregon
*Portland Sea Dogs , EL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Maine
*Portland Pirates , AHL minor league hockey team based in Portland, Maine
*Portland San Antonio , Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, SpainComputers
* The
Portland Project , an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computersMiscellanea
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Battle of Portland , a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 between England and the Dutch Republic
*Battle of Portland Harbor , a naval battle of the American Civil War, fought 27 June 1863 at Portland, Maine
*Portland cement , the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete, and for some other building materials, named from its similarity to Portland stone
*Portland Club (London) , a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge
*Portland Club (Maine) , a club in Portland, Maine
*Portland Gale , a storm off the coast of New England in 1898, named after the ship SS "Portland" which sank in it
*Portland (sheep) , a small, ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
*Portland stone , a limestone from the Isle of Portland used in the construction of many important buildings
*Portland Vase , a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries
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