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Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth proper noun: a city and port in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, officially now named Gqeberha.

Proper noun

Port Elizabeth

  1. A city and port in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, officially now named Gqeberha.
    • Growing up in the township of Zwide, just outside Port Elizabeth, bed for Kolisi was a pile of cushions on the living-room floor and finding enough to eat was a daily struggle.2020 April 28, Christina Macfarlane, “‘There is nothing worse than hunger,’ says South Africa hero Siya Kolisi of helping townships during lockdown”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2025
  2. A town on Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  3. A census-designated place in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
  4. A port or bay on Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  5. A resettled community in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin of Port Elizabeth

In South Africa, named by Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin after his late wife, Elizabeth.

Questions about Port Elizabeth

What does Port Elizabeth mean?
Port Elizabeth means a city and port in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, officially now named Gqeberha.
What part of speech is Port Elizabeth?
Port Elizabeth is a proper noun.

Words near Port Elizabeth in the dictionary

  1. Port Dickson
  2. Port Dinorwic
  3. Port du Salut
  4. Port Dundas
  5. Port Eglinton
  6. Port Elizabeth
  7. Port Ellen
  8. Port Erin
  9. Port Erroll
  10. Port Everglades
  11. Port Eynon

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