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Plymouth definition

Ply·mouth (plim′ət̸h)

  1. seaport in Devonshire, SW England, on the English Channel: county district pop. 243,000

  2. Etymology: after the English seaport

    town on the SE coast of Mass.: settled by the Pilgrims (1620) as the 1st permanent colonial settlement (Plymouth Colony) in New England: pop. 52,000

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