Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

port harcourt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: port har-court
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The largest city and state capital of Rivers State, Nigeria.

Example Sentences

"The Floodes’ house was one of the many colonial-style buildings on the Port Harcourt waterfront, where most of the wealthy expatriate oil workers lived."
"Tamunowari Tetenta, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student, says he has attempted to register for his NIN on nine different occasions in Port Harcourt, a city southeast of Lagos."

Etymology

Named after British politician Lewis Harcourt.

Questions

What does port harcourt mean?: The largest city and state capital of Rivers State, Nigeria.
Where does port harcourt come from?: Named after British politician Lewis Harcourt.

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