Portsmouth

[pawrts-muhth, pohrts-]

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noun

a seaport in S Hampshire, in S England, on the English Channel: chief British naval station.
a seaport in SE Virginia: navy yard.
a seaport in SE New Hampshire: naval base; Russian-Japanese peace treaty 1905.
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
a town in SE Rhode Island.

Portsmouth

/ ˈ��ɔː�ٲ��əθ /

noun

Informal name: Pompey.��a port in S England, in Portsmouth unitary authority, Hampshire, on the English Channel: Britain's chief naval base; university (1992). Pop: 187 056 (2001)
a unitary authority in S England, in Hampshire. Pop: 188 700 (2003 est). Area: 37 sq km (14 sq miles)
a port in SE Virginia, on the Elizabeth River: naval base; shipyards. Pop: 99 617 (2003 est)

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The BBC has since learned that two of the premises visited in Portsmouth were not signed up to a self-exclusion scheme at all.

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The aim is to create a "water grid" in the southern half of England, said Bob Taylor, the CEO of Portsmouth Water.

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Dan Botting, executive principal of Portsmouth Academy, which also has a high proportion of pupils on free school meals, says finding staff to teach computing has been "really challenging" for his school.

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HMS Lancaster, which is based in Portsmouth when not on active service, seized the one and a half tonne load of narcotics while at sea in the Middle East.

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It was a slick and impressive affair and Labour MPs like Portsmouth's Amanda Martin are looking forward to public ownership.

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