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durban

/ˈdɝ.bən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
dur-ban
IPA
/ˈdɝ.bən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From D'Urban, from French d'Urbain, from Urbain, from Latin Urbanus, from urbanis, from urbs. * The city in South Africa is named after Benjamin D'Urban.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: d'Urbain, Urbanus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɝ.bən/
  • British English: /ˈdɜː.bən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Durbans (plural)

Derived Forms

Durbanite

Phrases

Durban poison

Synonyms

D'Urban dUrban

Rhymes With

urban suburban bourbon turban interurban durben rurban

Questions

How do you pronounce durban?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɝ.bən/.
What does durban mean?
A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
Where does durban come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce durban

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