portsmouth

Ports·mouth

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pawrts-muh th, pohrts-]
- /ˈpɔrts məθ, ˈpoʊrts-/
- /ˈpɔːtsməθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawrts-muh th, pohrts-]
- /ˈpɔrts məθ, ˈpoʊrts-/

Definitions of portsmouth word

noun portsmouth a seaport in S Hampshire, in S England, on the English Channel: chief British naval station. 1
noun portsmouth a seaport in SE Virginia: navy yard. 1
noun portsmouth a seaport in SE New Hampshire: naval base; Russian-Japanese peace treaty 1905. 1
noun portsmouth a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River. 1
noun portsmouth a town in SE Rhode Island. 1
noun portsmouth a port in S England, in Portsmouth unitary authority, Hampshire, on the English Channel: Britain's chief naval base; university (1992). Pop: 187 056 (2001) 0

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Parts of speech for Portsmouth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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portsmouth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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