Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populou ...
, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
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Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metro ...
, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeastern United States
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Isle of Portland
An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms.
Isle may refer to:
Geography
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, England, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also refer to:
Portland, Victoria
Portland is a city in Victoria, Australia, and is the oldest European settlement in the state. It is also the main urban centre in the Shire of Glenelg and is located on Portland Bay. As of the 2021 census the population was 10,016, increas ...
* Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario (sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands"), the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront
* Portland Island (British Columbia), a small island off the coast of Vancouver island
* Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
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Portland Canal
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Portland Estates, Nova Scotia
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, an area of Halifax
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Portland, Ontario
Portland is a police village and unincorporated place located in the municipal township of Rideau Lakes, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in eastern Ontario, Canada. The community is on Ontario Highway 15 about northeast of Ontario Hig ...
Portland Street
Portland Street is a popular street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The street is known for its business and retailing skyscraper complex Langham Place, numerous restaurants and its red-light district.
Geography
Running north-south and parallel to (a ...
, a popular business and shopping street in Hong Kong
Portland Parish
Portland, with its capital town Port Antonio, is a parish located on Jamaica's northeast coast. It is situated to the north of St Thomas and to the east of St Mary in Surrey County. It is one of the rural areas of Jamaica, containing part ...
, on Jamaica's north-east coast
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Portland Point
Portland Point is the southernmost point in Jamaica.UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet H, 1973. It is halfway along the island's south coast at the end of a hilly peninsula in Clarendon. A large bay, Portland Bight ...
, Jamaica's southernmost point
New Zealand
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Portland, New Zealand
Portland is a locality on the western side of Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is about 10 km to the north. Tikorangi is a hill to the west with a summit 161 m above sea level.
The major industry is Portland Cemen ...
location
In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...
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Isle of Portland
An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms.
Isle may refer to:
Geography
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, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name
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Portland Bill
Portland Bill is a narrow promontory (or bill) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England. One of Portland's most popular destinations is Portland Bill Lighthouse. Portland's coast has been notorio ...
, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland
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Portland Harbour
Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its surface area made it the largest man-made harbour in the world, and remai ...
, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
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Weymouth and Portland
Weymouth and Portland was a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consisted of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southi ...
, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
** HM Prison Portland, a prison for male young offenders on the Isle of Portland
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Portland College
Portland College is an education establishment near Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire. It is situated in of Sherwood Forest approximately south of the town of Mansfield. Portland College has around 270 students aged between 16 and 60. It was es ...
, an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire
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Portland Gallery
Portland Gallery is an art gallery in central London, England.
Founded in 1984 by Tom Hewlett, the gallery displays modern British and Contemporary paintings. A particular specialization is the work of Scottish colourists Samuel Peploe, F ...
, an art gallery in Westminster, London
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Portland House
Portland House is a skyscraper in Westminster, London. It is tall with 29 floors. The building was the central feature of the redevelopment of the six acres old Watney's Brewery site. The architects were Howard, Fairbairn & Partners, and the dev ...
, a building in Westminster, London
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Portland Place
Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. Named after the Third Duke of Portland, the unusually wide street is home to BBC Broadcasting House, the Chinese and Polish embassies, the Royal Institute of Britis ...
, a street in the Marylebone district of central London
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Portland Square, Bristol
Portland Square () is a Grade I listed square in the St Paul's area of Bristol.
It was laid out in the early 18th century as one of Bristol's first suburbs. Built upon a flat area of ground its central focus of St. Paul's Church. Shortly afte ...
, a Georgian square in the city of Bristol
* Manchester One, formerly known as Portland Tower, a tower block in Manchester
* Portland Walk Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness
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Great Portland Street
Great Portland Street in the West End of London links Oxford Street with Albany Street and the A501 Marylebone Road and Euston Road. A commercial street including some embassies, it divides Fitzrovia, to the east, from Marylebone to the west. ...
, a street in the West End of London
United States
*Portland City, Alaska was founded in 1907 but renamed in 1915 to
Hyder, Alaska
Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 87 at the 2010 census, down from 97 in 2000. Hyder is accessible by road only from Stewart, British Columbia, is popular with mot ...
Portland, Connecticut
Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). It is situated across the Connecticut River from Middletown.
Brownsto ...
Portland, Indiana
Portland is a city in and the county seat of Jay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,223 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 6,085.
History
Portland was platted in 1837. It was named after Portland, M ...
, a city in Jay County near the eastern border of the state
*Portland, a former name for Fountain, Indiana, in Fountain County near the western border of the state
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Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Portland Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 331.
Geography
Portland Township covers an area of and contains a very small part of the city of Nora Springs (which l ...
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Portland, Iowa
Portland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 35.
History
Portland's population in 1925 was 17.
Geography
P ...
Portland, Louisville
Portland is a neighborhood and former independent town northwest of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is situated along a bend of the Ohio River just below the Falls of the Ohio, where the river curves to the north and then to the south, thus p ...
, Kentucky, a former town and now a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
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Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metro ...
, the largest city in Maine
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South Portland, Maine
South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is si ...
, adjoining Portland, Maine
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New Portland, Maine
New Portland is a town in Somerset County, Maine. It is perhaps best known for its Wire Bridge, a cable suspension bridge completed in 1866 that is the last remaining bridge of its type in Maine, and possibly the U.S. Much of North New Portland' ...
Portland, Missouri
Portland is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callaway County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a populati ...
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Portland, New York
Portland is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 4,366 according to the 2020 census. The town is on the shore of Lake Erie southwest of Dunkirk.
History
The area was first settled in 1804. The town of Portl ...
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Portland, North Dakota
Portland is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 578 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
Portland is the smaller neighbor of nearby Mayville, North Dakota, Mayville.
His ...
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Portland, Ohio
Portland is an unincorporated community in eastern Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45770.
It lies on the Ohio River, located below Long Bottom and above Racine.
Education
Publ ...
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Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populou ...
Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Portland is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Portland is located partially in the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ...
, a town
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Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin
Portland is an unincorporated community located partially in the town of Portland in Dodge County, Wisconsin and partially in the town of Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. A ...
Portland Beavers
The Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The team was established in 1903, the first year of the PCL.
Franchise history
Many baseball teams ...
, a former PCL minor league baseball team
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Portland Mavericks
The Portland Mavericks are a baseball team located in Keizer, Oregon, who are charter members of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League, a four-team league created in 2021. The entire league, including the Mavericks, will play their games at V ...
, a former NWL minor league baseball team and current independent team based in Keizer, Oregon
* Portland Pickles, a collegiate baseball team
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Portland Pilots
The Portland Pilots is the nickname for athletics at the University of Portland. The Pilots compete in the West Coast Conference (WCC) at the NCAA Division I level.
History
The Pilots started to gain attention when Clive Charles began coach ...
, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Portland
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Portland State Vikings
Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon. The Vikings compete at the NCAA Division I level in basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, ...
, the intercollegiate athletic program of Portland State University
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Portland Thorns FC
The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...
, an American professional women's soccer club since 2013; operated by the current Portland Timbers (below)
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Portland Timbers (disambiguation) Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:
*Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as ...
, several different soccer teams, including these:
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Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at ...
, an American professional soccer club since 2011
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Portland Timbers 2
Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS).
The team was a member of the USL Champi ...
, reserve side for the current Portland Timbers since 2015
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Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
, an NBA basketball team
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Portland Winterhawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three leagues making up the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Prior to the 2021-22 season, the Winterhawks split thei ...
, a WHL hockey team
Based in Portland, Maine
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Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks fr ...
, a former AHL minor league hockey team
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Portland Sea Dogs
The Portland Sea Dogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Portland, Maine, playing in the Eastern League. Established in 1994, the Sea Dogs are the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
The Sea Dogs became part of the Red Sox syst ...
, an EL minor league baseball team
Based elsewhere
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SDC San Antonio
Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio was a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. The team was based in Spain.
In July 2012, the team resigned from the Liga ASOBAL for the 2012–13 season due to the failure to find a new sponsor, ...
, formerly known as Portland San Antonio, a Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, Spain
Battle of Portland
The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days' Battle took place during 18–20 February 1653 (28 February – 2 March 1653 (Gregorian calendar)), during the First Anglo-Dutch War, when the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at ...
, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War
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Battle of Portland Harbor
The Battle of Portland Harbor was an incident during the American Civil War, in June 1863, in the waters off Portland, Maine. Two civilian ships engaged two vessels under Confederate States Navy employment.
Background
Around June 24, a Co ...
, a naval battle near Portland, Maine in 1863 during the American Civil War
* ''Portland'' (film), a 1996 Danish film
*Portland, a fictional area, based on Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island, in the 2001 video game ''
Grand Theft Auto III
''Grand Theft Auto III'' is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third main entry in the '' Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 1999's '' Grand Theft Auto 2'', and the fifth instalme ...
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Portland cement
Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. It was developed from other types of hydraulic lime in England in the early 19th cen ...
, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete
* Portland Club (London), a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge
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Portland Club (Portland, Maine)
The Portland Club is a social club at 156 State Street in Portland, Maine.
Services and facilities
The Portland Club is located in the Hunnewell-Shepley Mansion, on the south side of State Street, between Pine and Spring Streets, on the east ...
, a club in Portland, Maine
* Portland Communications, a British political consultancy and public relations agency
* Portland Flats, an apartment building in Washington, D.C.
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Portland Formation
The Portland Formation is a geological formation in Connecticut and Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898
* Portland Hoffa, an American comedian
* Portland Orange, a color of light emitted by the ''don't walk'' phase of pedestrian crossing signals in North America
* Portland Project, an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computers
* Portland sheep, an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
*Portland Spurge (''Euphorbia portlandica''), a plant belonging to the family
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...
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Portland stone
Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a buildi ...
, limestone from the Isle of Portland
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Portland Vase
The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, which is dated to between AD 1 and AD 25, though low BC dates have some scholarly support. It is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass and has served as an inspiration to many glass and porcela ...
, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries
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The Adventures of Portland Bill
''The Adventures of Portland Bill'' is a British stop motion animated children's television series made in 1983. It is set in a fictional lighthouse on the Guillemot Rock, just off the coast from the fictional village of McGuillycuddy. Norm ...
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Earl of Portland
Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, firstly in 1633 and secondly in 1689. What proved to be a long co-held title, Duke of Portland, was created in 1716 and became extinct in 1990 upon the death of ...