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A city in Devon, England
{i} city in England; city in the USA
a port and base for the British navy, in Devon, southwest England. In the UK people think of it in connection with Francis Drake, the 16th century explorer and navy commander. People in the US think of it as the place from which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America. a type of US car made by the Chrysler company. City (pop., 1999 est.: 255,800) in Devon, southwestern England. Located on Plymouth Sound southwest of London, the city was named Sudstone in Domesday Book (1086); its harbour is called Sutton Harbour. It was the port from which the English fleet sailed against the Spanish Armada in 1588. In 1690 its dockyard was built on the western bank of the River Tamar. During World War II Plymouth suffered bomb damage from air raids. The rebuilt city has some of the finest commercial, shopping, and civic centres in Britain and new bridges over the Rivers Plym and Tamar. City (pop., 2000: 51,701), southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. Located on Plymouth Bay, it was the site of the first permanent European settlement in New England, the Colony of New Plymouth, founded by the Pilgrims in 1620 and governed under the Mayflower Compact until 1691, when it became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Its seaside location and historic associations make Plymouth an outstanding summer resort. A tourist-based economy is supplemented by light industry, fishing, and cranberry growing. Historical attractions include Plimoth Plantation (a recreation of the original Pilgrim village) and many restored early colonial houses
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
Plymouth Rock
The traditionally accepted landing site of the Mayflower settlers to America in 1620
Plymouth Rock
A breed of poultry
Plymouth Brethren
a Christian organization that has very strict moral rules and is opposed to religious ceremony
Plymouth Colony
the second English town to be built in North America, in 1620,in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.The first town was in Jamestown in Virginia. The settlers, known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were Puritans who sailed on the ship Mayflower from Plymouth, England. Only half of them were still alive after the first winter in America, but the town grew. According to old stories, the settlers' first steps when they landed in America were on a large rock, today called Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Company
(1606-09) Commercial trading company chartered by the English crown to colonize the eastern coast of North America in present-day New England. Also called the Virginia Colony of Plymouth, its shareholders were merchants of Plymouth, Bristol, and Exeter. Its twin company was the more successful London Company. The Plymouth Company established a colony on the coast of Maine in 1607 but soon abandoned it. Inactive after 1609, it was reorganized under a new charter in 1620 as the Council for New England. See also chartered company
Plymouth Rock
Any of an American breed of medium-sized domestic fowl raised for both meat and eggs. a large rock on the coast at Plymouth, Massachusetts. According to old stories, the Pilgrim Fathers took their first steps in America when they landed there in 1620
plymouth brethren
The Darbyites are a division of the Brethren
plymouth brethren
Also called Brethren, Christian Brethren, Plymouthists, etc
plymouth brethren
The members of a religious sect which first appeared at Plymouth, England, about 1830
plymouth brethren
They protest against sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy
plymouth colony
colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
plymouth rock
an American breed of domestic fowl a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
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