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I'm from Port Arthur, Texas! Little guy! Little character guy from one of the saddest oil-refinery towns in America. And here I was driving over to Beverly Hills, to 20th Century Fox, to be on 'M*A*S*H!'
G. W. Bailey

Meaning of "Port Arthur" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PORT ARTHUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORT ARTHUR

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Port Arthur is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PORT ARTHUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Port Arthur in the English dictionary

The definition of Port Arthur in the dictionary is a former penal settlement in Australia, on the S coast of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORT ARTHUR

Port Adelaide
port authorities
port authority
Port Blair
Port du Salut
port dues
Port Elizabeth
Port Harcourt
Port Jackson
Port Jackson wattle
Port Jackson willow
Port Louis
Port Lyautey
Port Moresby
Port Nicholson
port of call
port of entry
Port of Spain
Port Phillip
Port Phillip Bay

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORT ARTHUR

Arthur
Ashur
Asshur
chur
craythur
desulphur
flowers of sulphur
liver of sulphur
low-sulphur
Macarthur
mohur
sambhur
sulphur
the craythur
Uighur
Winterthur

Synonyms and antonyms of Port Arthur in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Port Arthur» into 25 languages

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旅顺
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Port Arthur
570 millions of speakers

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Port Arthur
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Translator English - Hindi

पोर्ट आर्थर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بورت آرثر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Порт-Артур
278 millions of speakers

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port Arthur
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পোর্ট আর্থার
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Port Arthur
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Port Arthur
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Port Arthur
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Translator English - Japanese

ポート·アーサー
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포트 아서
85 millions of speakers

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Port Arthur
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port Arthur
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போர்ட் ஆர்தர்
75 millions of speakers

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पोर्ट आर्थर
75 millions of speakers

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Port Arthur
70 millions of speakers

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Port Arthur
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Port Arthur
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Translator English - Ukrainian

порт - Артур
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Port Arthur
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Port Arthur
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Port Arthur
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Port Arthur
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Port Arthur
5 millions of speakers

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The term «Port Arthur» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.213 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Port Arthur

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3 QUOTES WITH «PORT ARTHUR»

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G. W. Bailey
I'm from Port Arthur, Texas! Little guy! Little character guy from one of the saddest oil-refinery towns in America. And here I was driving over to Beverly Hills, to 20th Century Fox, to be on 'M*A*S*H!'
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Janis Joplin
I got treated very badly in Texas. They don't treat beatniks too good in Texas. Port Arthur people thought I was a beatnik, though they'd never seen one and neither had I.
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Dallas Roberts
I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, 'I wanted my first son to be named Dallas.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORT ARTHUR»

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Exiled: The Port Arthur Convict Photographs
Taken shortly before the infamous Tasmanian penal settlement closed for good, these images record the faces of men sent to Australia on convict ships between the 1820s and 1850s.
Edwin Barnard, 2010
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After Port Arthur: Personal Stories of Courage and ...
A decade on, journalist Carol Altmann looks at how the people, the place, the killer, and the whole country has changed since the horrific massacre at one of Australia's most infamous historic landmarks.
Carol Altmann, 2006
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Human Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port Arthur
A fascinating glimpse into prevailing nationalistic and militaristic attitudes in early-twentieth-century Japan, Human Bullets is also an engaging story of combat and an excellent source of insights about a relatively obscure but immensely ...
Tadayoshi Sakurai, Shigenobu ?kuma, Masujiro Honda, 1999
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The Last Century of Sea Power: From Port Arthur to Chanak, ...
Written by one of our foremost military historians, this volume acknowledges the complex nature of this transformation, focusing on imperialism, the growth of fleets, changes in shipbuilding and armament technology, and doctrines about the ...
H. P. Willmott, 2009
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1980 Census of Housing: Metropolitan housing ...
Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange, Tex. Introduction DERIVED FIGURES (Means, Medians, and Percents) This report presents means, medians, and percents, as well as certain rates and ratios. The median— a type of average— is the middle ...
‎1983
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Port Arthur, the Siege and Capitulation
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, 2010
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Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718-1990
By the end of April 1904, a small submarine, probably the Keta, arrived at Port Arthur. Assembled there in July 1904, she ended up with the Amur River Flotilla. On 13 April 1904, railway communications technician Mikhail Petrovich Naletov ...
Norman Polmar, 1991
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Russia Against Japan, 1904-1905: A New Look at the ...
Of all the phases of the war, it was the siege of Port Arthur which most gripped the imagination of the world. Indeed, towards the end its emotional significance clearly exceeded its strategic significance. For the Japanese, Port Arthur was the  ...
J. N. Westwood, 1986
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Prison: Cultural Memory and Dark Tourism
61 On the aesthetics of Port Arthur, see Nicola Goc, "From Convict Prison to the Gothic Ruins of Tourist Attraction," Historic Environment 16 no. 3, 2002; Richard Morrison, "The Management of Paradox: the Archaeology of the Port Arthur ...
Jacqueline Z. Wilson, 2008
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Texas Monthly
Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange knew hard times years before the oil bust deflated Houston or the real estate crash rumpled Dallas. And times haven't gotten any better. New owners have reduced the wages at the mont's paper mills,  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORT ARTHUR»

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PA library blazes trails in education Monday
Students visited the Port Arthur Public Library Monday, where they ... Eight-year-old Trae Rideau, in Port Arthur this summer visiting relatives, ... «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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Redefining hospitals
Port Arthur residents primed for shuffle of medical services The Christus Southeast Texas Health ... 1 has many Port Arthur residents on edge. «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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Former Bulldogs QB enjoying time in The Swamp
“Before I get going I read the Port Arthur News,” Barbay said. “Every morning that happens. Southeast Texas is home and I think of this as a ... «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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Shirley Juarez
Shirley attended public schools in Port Arthur and graduated with the Thomas Jefferson class of 1953. Through the years, Shirley was ... «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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Port Arthur Massacre: The Shooting Spree That Changed Australia's …
The question is often asked in the somber aftermath of a shooting massacre: how many deaths will it take before America changes its gun laws ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
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Hiring interim financial manager good move for PA
The Port Arthur City Council moved forward on City Manager Brian McDougal's recommendation to hire an interim finance director in the wake ... «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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Prayed-over pillows provide comfort, joy
... sent up with each loving stitch, make the pillows special, Jill Murphy-Wills, owner of Jillsuzanne, a Port Arthur arts and antique store, said. «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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PAISD school names challenged
The Port Arthur Independent School District board of trustees ... before giving the floor to Port Arthur natives Greg Richard and Linda Bargainer. «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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Social media postings subject of PAPD investigation
Port Arthur Police Chief Mark Blanton has called for an investigation surrounding social media postings by three of the police department's ... «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»
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Florist delivers 'smiles' to PA nursing home
... on Wednesday to bring Make Someone Smile Day to the Port Arthur ... flower arrangements to Cypress Glenn Nursing Home in Port Arthur. «The Port Arthur News, Jul 15»

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