a city and port in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: electronics. Pop: 116 143 (2001)
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a county borough in SE Wales, created from part of Gwent in 1996. Pop: 139 300 (2003 est). Area: 190 sq km (73 sq miles)
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a port in SE Rhode Island: founded in 1639, it became one of the richest towns of colonial America; centre of a large number of US naval establishments. Pop: 26 136 (2003 est)
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a town in S England, administrative centre of the Isle of Wight. Pop: 22 957 (2001)
Newport in American English
(ˈnuˌpɔrt; ˈnjupɔrt)
seaport in Gwent, SE Wales, on the Usk River: county district pop. 133,000