Newport

/ˈnjuːpɔːt/

/ˈnuːpɔːrt/

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a city in the US state of Rhode Island. It is on Aquidneck Island on the Atlantic coast. It was famous for the Newport Jazz Festival each year from 1954 until the festival moved to New York in 1972. The Newport Folk Festival has been held there since 1959. Newport was settled in 1639 and became a place of safety for Quakers and Jews. It was one of the state's two capitals until 1900. It contains many large houses built by rich people in the 19th century. The America's Cup races were held there from 1851 to 1953.纽波特：美国罗得岛州的一个城市。它在大西洋沿岸的阿奎德内克岛上。从1954年起，它每年都以纽波特爵士音乐节而闻名，直到1972年音乐节移至纽约为止。纽波特民间音乐节自1959年以来一直在此举行。纽波特于1639年定居，成为贵格会和犹太人的避风港。直到1900年，它一直是该州的两个首都之一。这里有许多19世纪由富人建造的大房子。1851年至1953年在美国举行了美洲杯比赛。
a city in South Wales, on the river Usk纽波特（南威尔士阿斯克河畔的城市）