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Portland

Port·land [ páwrtlənd ] 

1. 
city in Oregon, situated in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River. It is the state's largest city and its economic and cultural center.
Population: 537,081 (2006).


2. 
city in southwestern Maine, on the southern shore of Casco Bay, northeast of Saco.
Population: 63,889 (2005 estimate).
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