Plymouth

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English

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Etymology

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From Plym +‎ mouth, referring to the river's mouth.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplɪməθ/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Proper noun

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Plymouth

  1. A placename:
    1. A city and unitary authority in Devon, England.
    2. A sea area between Plymouth, Devon, England and France.
    3. The mouth of the river Plym, in Devon, England.
    4. The de jure and abandoned capital of Montserrat.
    5. A small rural community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    6. A small rural community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    7. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A small city in Amador County, California.
      2. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
      3. An unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida.
      4. A village in Hancock County and McDonough County, Illinois.
      5. A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Indiana.
      6. A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
      7. An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas.
      8. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
      9. A large town in Massachusetts, and one of the two county seats of Plymouth County.
      10. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
      11. A sizable city in Hennepin County, Minnesota; suburb of Minneapolis.
      12. A former settlement in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
      13. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
      14. A village in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
      15. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
      16. A town in Chenango County, New York.
      17. A town, the county seat of Washington County, North Carolina.
      18. A village in Huron County and Richland County, Ohio.
      19. A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
      20. A small town in Box Elder County, Utah.
      21. A small town in Windsor County, Vermont.
      22. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia.
      23. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
      24. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
      25. A town and city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
      26. The Plymouth Colony, established by the Pilgrims.
      27. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Plymouth Township.

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Noun

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Plymouth (plural Plymouths)

  1. An automobile of the make Plymouth.
    • 2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, Corsair, page 111:
      He next appeared in a faded Plymouth Fury, the first car he’d ever owned. Our father never abandoned a car. The Plymouth was burgundy and had a convertible top that we always begged him to put down.