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单词 Cinque Ports
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Definition of Cinque Ports in English:

Cinque Ports

proper nounsɪŋk ˈpɔːts
  • A group of medieval ports in Kent and East Sussex in south-eastern England, which were formerly allowed trading privileges in exchange for providing the bulk of England's navy. The five original Cinque Ports were Hastings, Sandwich, Dover, Romney, and Hythe; later Rye and Winchelsea were added.

    五港同盟(中世纪英格兰东南部肯特和东苏塞克斯五港口,旧时拥有贸易特权,交换条件是提供英格兰海军的大部分供给;原五同盟港为黑斯廷斯,桑威奇,多佛尔,罗姆尼和海斯,其后拉伊和温奇尔西加入)

Origin

From Old French cink porz, from Latin quinque portus 'five ports'.

Rhymes

orts, quartz
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