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Newport
Newport Welsh Casnewydd, city (1991 pop. 129,900), 74 sq mi (191 sq km), SE Wales, on the Usk River. Lumber, tea, automobiles, electronics, semiconductors, and aircraft are made; steel and various other metals, paper, and chemicals are manufactured. Newport was first granted a charter in 1385. In 1839, Newport was the scene of Chartist riots (see Chartism ). Long a county borough (a district from 1974 to 1996), Newport was made a city in 2002. The Church of St. Woollos, partly Norman, is the cathedral of the Monmouth diocese. The Univ. of Wales College is there. |
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"Newport." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Newport." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewportWal.html "Newport." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewportWal.html |
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Newport
Newport town (1991 pop. 19,758), Isle of Wight, S England. It is also a port and the commercial center of the island, with agricultural markets and light industries (plastics, soft drinks, and woodworking). In the 17th cent., King Charles I was imprisoned in nearby Carisbrooke Castle. The town grammar school dates from the early 17th cent., and there are remains of a Roman villa. |
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"Newport." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Newport." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewportEng.html "Newport." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewportEng.html |
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Newport
Newport, ‘new market town’, OE nīwe + port: Newport Devon. Neuport 1295. Newport Essex. Neuport 1086 (DB). Newport I. of Wight. Neweport 1202. Newport Tel. & Wrek. Novus Burgus 12th cent., Newport 1237. Newport Pagnell Milt. K. Neuport 1086 (DB), Neuport Paynelle 1220. Manorial affix from the Paynel family, here in the 12th cent.
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A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Newport.html A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Newport.html |
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Newport
Newport (Casnewydd-ar-Wysg) Newpt. Novus Burgus 1138, Nova Villa 1290, Neuborh 1291. ‘New town’. OE nīwe + port. The 12th-cent. castle here was regarded as ‘new’ by comparison with the Roman fort at Caerleon. The Welsh name means ‘new castle on the River Usk’ (Welsh cas + newydd + ar). See Usk.
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A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Newport1.html A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Newport1.html |
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Newport
Newport (Trefdraeth) Pemb. Nuport 1282, Newburgh 1296, Novus Burgus 1316. ‘New town’. OE nīwe + port. The original town with market rights here may have been regarded as ‘new’ by comparison with Fishguard. The Welsh name means ‘town by the shore’ (Welsh tref + traeth).
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A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Newport2.html A. D. MILLS. "Newport." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Newport2.html |
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Newport
Newport •abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought
•cohort • backcourt • Port Harcourt
•forecourt • onslaught • dreadnought
•Connacht • aeronaut • Argonaut
•juggernaut • cosmonaut • astronaut
•aquanaut • davenport • carport
•passport • airport
•Freeport, seaport
•Shreveport
•heliport, teleport
•Stockport • outport • Coalport
•spoilsport
•Newport, viewport
•hoverport
•forethought, malice aforethought
•afterthought • worrywart
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"Newport." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Newport." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Newport.html "Newport." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Newport.html |
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