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Port Chalmers

Port Chalmers proper noun: a town on Otago Harbour, Otago, New Zealand, which is the main port for Dunedin.

Proper noun

Port Chalmers

  1. A town on Otago Harbour, Otago, New Zealand, which is the main port for Dunedin.

Origin of Port Chalmers

Named after Thomas Chalmers, a Presbyterian leader.

Questions about Port Chalmers

What does Port Chalmers mean?
Port Chalmers means a town on Otago Harbour, Otago, New Zealand, which is the main port for Dunedin.
What part of speech is Port Chalmers?
Port Chalmers is a proper noun.

Words near Port Chalmers in the dictionary

  1. Port Blandford
  2. Port Botany
  3. Port Campbell
  4. Port Canaveral
  5. Port Carlisle
  6. Port Chalmers
  7. Port Charlotte
  8. Port Chester
  9. Port Chicago
  10. port cities
  11. port city

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