Plymouth


Definition: Meaning of, Plymouth in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈplɪməθ /

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  1. 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.
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  2. a type of US car made by the Chrysler company
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Plymouth used in phrases

  • Plymouth Brethren (noun)
    1. a Christian organization that has very strict moral rules and is opposed to religious ceremony
  • Plymouth Colony
    1. 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 SETTLER s, known as the PILGRIM FATHERS, were PURITAN s 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 Rock
    1. 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.
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