Definition of "Portage"

A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.  examples

A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A ghost town and former settlement in Alaska, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1964.  examples

2. A city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana.  examples

3. A city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.  examples

4. A town in Livingston County, New York.  examples

5. A village in Wood County, Ohio.  examples

6. A home rule borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.  examples

7. A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, named after Portage County in Ohio.  examples

8. A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin.  examples

9. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Portage Township.  examples