Bridgeport en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
By surface analysis, bridge + port.
Meanings
- A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A neighbourhood on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city in Jackson County, Alabama.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place, the county seat of Mono County, California.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.
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A number of places in the United States: ▸ A large port city, the county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A report released this week by the state’s inspector general found that the shooting was justified because Best had a gun in his hand and the officer pursuing him had reasons to fear for his own safety.
2026 March 12, “US officer having a ‘mild anxiety attack’ took ambulance meant for man shot by police”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026:
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city and township in Lawrence County, Illinois.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saginaw County, Michigan.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Warren County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city, the county seat of Morrill County, Nebraska.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A hamlet and census-designated place in Madison County and Onondaga County, New York.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Belmont County, Ohio.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Wise County, Texas.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Daggett County, Utah.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city in Douglas County, Washington.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Harrison County, West Virginia.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town and unincorporated community in Crawford County, Wisconsin.