Devonport
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English
Etymology
From the county of Devon + port.
Proper noun
Devonport
- An urban area and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823 (OS grid ref SX4555).
- Synonym: (slang: the dockyard) Guzz
- A suburb on Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base. [1]
- A city and local government area (City of Devonport) in northern Tasmania, Australia.
Noun
Devonport (plural Devonports)
- A small ornamental writing-table, fitted with drawers, etc.
References
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- English compound terms
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Neighbourhoods in Devon, England
- en:Places in Devon, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Suburbs in New Zealand
- en:Places in New Zealand
- en:Cities in Tasmania
- en:Cities in Australia
- en:Local government areas of Australia
- en:Places in Tasmania
- en:Places in Australia
- English nouns
- English countable nouns