NEWPORT


Meaning of NEWPORT in English

n.

City (pop., 2000: 26,475) and port of entry, southeastern Rhode Island, U.S., at the mouth of Narragansett Bay .

Founded in 1639 by colonists from Massachusetts, it became a haven for religious refugees. With Providence , it was the joint capital of the state until 1900. Newport has held many of the America's Cup yacht races, and it is a centre for naval education. It also is the site of one of Cornelius Vanderbilt 's mansions (The Breakers) and the Touro synagogue, which is the oldest in the U.S.

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