Plymouth Definition–noun | 1. | a seaport in SW Devonshire, in SW England, on the English Channel: naval base; the departing point of the Mayflower 1620. 257,900. | | 2. | a city in SE Massachusetts: the oldest town in New England, founded by the Pilgrims 1620. 35,913. | | 3. | a town in SE Minnesota. 31,615. | | 4. | a town in NW Connecticut. 10,732. | | 5. | a town in and the capital of Montserrat, West Indies. 3200. | |
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town (township), Grafton county, central New Hampshire, U.S. It lies on the Pemigewasset River north-northwest of Laconia, west of Squam Lake, and overlooked (southwest) by Plymouth Mountain (2,187 ...
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city, seaport, and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It lies between the Rivers Plym and Tamar, which flow into Plymouth Sound, providing an extensive ...
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Drake, Sir Francis
In the same year, 1581, Drake was made mayor of Plymouth, an office he fulfilled with the same thoroughness that he had shown in all other matters. He organized a water supply for Plymouth that ...
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