Portland

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Portland has many meanings.

It is the name of numerous cities, the largest of which is Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The original name is of the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, United Kingdom. It applies to people, buildings, passenger trains, ships and sports teams. It also applies to some more general topics. All these headings are listed below.

Cities and towns (by country)
In Australia:
 * Portland, New South Wales, a small town with a cement works
 * Portland, Victoria, a small regional city and port of 12,000 people

In Canada:
 * Portland Canal, inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
 * Portland, Ontario, a small town north of Kingston

In Hong Kong:
 * Portland Street, arguably the most famous red light district in Hong Kong

In Jamaica:
 * Portland, Jamaica, parish, located on Jamaica's north-east coast

In New Zealand:
 * Portland, Northland, a small town south of Whangarei
 * Portland Island, a small island off the Mahia Peninsula

In the United Kingdom:
 * Isle of Portland, an island in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset

In the United States:
 * Portland, Arkansas, a city of 552
 * Portland, Colorado, a defunct city
 * Portland, Connecticut, a city of 8,732
 * Portland, Illinois, a city (now known as Blue Island) of 23,463
 * Portland, Indiana, a city of 6,437
 * Portland, Louisville, Kentucky, a neighborhood and former town in Louisville, Kentucky
 * Portland, Maine, a city of 64,249
 * Portland, Michigan, a city of 3,789
 * Portland, New York, a city of 5,502
 * Portland, North Dakota, a city of 604
 * Portland, Ohio, a city
 * Portland, Oregon, a city of 533,427 (2005)
 * Portland, Pennsylvania, a city of 579
 * Portland, Tennessee, a city of 8,458
 * Portland, Texas, a city of about 15,000
 * Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a city of 1,106
 * Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a city of 686
 * New Portland, Maine, a city of 782
 * South Portland, Maine, a city of 23,324 adjoining Portland
 * Portland Island A fictional island in Liberty City in the game Grand Theft Auto III

People

 * The Earl of Portland
 * Most notably, William Bentinck (between 1689 and 1709)
 * The Duke of Portland
 * Portland Bill, a childrens television character
 * A somewhat common surname of people from the British Isles as well as an anglicised version of unrelated names from other places, such as the Tyrolean name Portolan

Ships

 * SS Portland, a commercial vessel
 * HMS Portland, British Navy ship
 * USS Portland, United States Navy ship

Sports teams

 * Portland Trail Blazers, NBA basketball team based in Portland, Oregon
 * Portland Winter Hawks, WHL hockey team based in Portland, Oregon
 * Portland Beavers, PCL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Oregon
 * Portland LumberJax, NLL lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon
 * Portland Timbers, USL soccer team based in Portland, Oregon
 * Portland Sea Dogs, EL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Maine
 * Portland Pirates, AHL minor league hockey team based in Portland, Maine
 * Portland San Antonio, Spanish ASOBAL handball team based on Pamplona, Spain.
 * Portland old boys, Bristol Downs League football team in Bristol, England