Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

port elizabeth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: port eliz-a-beth
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and port in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, officially now named Gqeberha.

name

A town on Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

name

A census-designated place in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

name

A port or bay on Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada.

name

A resettled community in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Questions

What does port elizabeth mean?: A city and port in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, officially now named Gqeberha.
Where does port elizabeth come from?: In South Africa, named by Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin after his late wife, Elizabeth.

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