A city in South Wales, on the Bristol Channel; population 119,600 (est. 2009).
Welsh name Casnewydd
Rhymes
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Definition of Newport in US English:
Newport
proper nounˈn(y)o͞opôrt
1An industrial city and port in southern Wales, on the Bristol Channel; population 119,600 (est. 2009).
Welsh name Casnewydd
2A historic port city in southern Rhode Island, on the island of Rhode Island. Home to naval facilities, it became known in the 19th century as a fashionable resort where the wealthy built opulent “cottages”; population 23,523 (est. 2008).