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A city in Rhode Island
A city in South Wales
A city in Kentucky
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Town (pop., 1995 est.: 22,000), Isle of Wight, in the historic county of Hampshire, England. It was probably the Roman settlement of Medina; there is no trace of Saxon settlement. The first charter was granted between 1177 and 1184, and the borough was incorporated in 1608. It is the Isle of Wight's trade and agricultural centre. Town, port, and county borough (pop., 2001 est.: 137,017), historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales, at the Bristol Channel mouth of the River Usk. By 1126 it was a medieval borough with a castle. The city was chartered in 1385. It was industrialized in the 19th century and was the scene of Chartist riots in 1839 (see Chartism). Industries include steel and aluminum. 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. Newport News Royall Anne Newport Anne Newport
{i} port-city in Wales; city in Rhode Island and a number of other states in the USA
a port city in southeastern Wales
a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
a port city in southeastern Wales a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center

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An independent city of southeast Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads north-northwest of Norfolk. Settled c. 1620, it gained economic importance with the beginning of its shipbuilding industry in the 1880s. Population: 170,045. City (pop., 2000: 180,150) and port of entry, southeastern Virginia, U.S., at the mouth of the James River. The site was settled in 1621 by 50 colonists from Ireland. It was incorporated as a city in 1896 and was an important embarkation point in both World Wars. With Norfolk and Portsmouth, it constitutes the Port of Hampton Roads. It is the site of one of the largest shipyards in the world, producing luxury liners, aircraft carriers, and nuclear-powered submarines
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a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
Anne Newport Royall
orig. Anne Newport born June 11, 1769, New Baltimore, Md. died Oct. 1, 1854, Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. writer, generally considered the nation's first newspaperwoman. Royall journeyed across the country and during 1826-31 published 10 accounts of her travels, which remain valuable sources of social history. An eccentric and acerbic woman, she was convicted in Washington, D.C., in 1829 of being a "common scold," the result of her antagonism to a local Presbyterian church. In 1831 she began to publish her outspoken and controversial views on various subjects in her Washington newspaper, Paul Pry (1831-36), which was succeeded by The Huntress (1836-54)
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