1. (n.)Newport a seaport in Gwent, in SE Wales, near the Severn estuary. 137,000.
2. Newport a seaport and summer resort in SE Rhode Island: naval base. 29,259.
Definition of 'newport'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Newport a port city in southeastern Wales
2. (noun)Newport a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
Definitions of 'newport'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. newport 1, capital of the Isle of Wight (10), and near its centre; in its vicinity is Carisbrooke Castle, where Charles I. was imprisoned. 2, The largest town in Monmouth (54), at the mouth of the Usk, engaged in manufacture of various kinds, but chiefly as a port for the export of minerals, which is very large. 3, A town in Rhode Island, U.S., (19), a fashionable watering-place, as well as a manufacturing; was for a time the residence of Bishop Berkeley.