Definition of Durban

1. Noun. A port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Republic Of South Africa, South Africa

Definition of Durban

1. Proper noun. Seaport in Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Durban

Dupuytren's disease of the foot
Dupuytren's fascia
Dupuytren's fracture
Dupuytren's suture
Dupuytren's tourniquet
Durabolin
Duracell bunny
Duran-Reynals permeability factor
Durand-Kerner method
Durango
Durant
Durante
Durazzo
Durban (current term)
Durck's nodes
Durer
Duresm
Duret's haemorrhage
Duret's lesion
Durex
Durga
Durham
Durham's tube
Durham rule
Durhams
Durif
During
Durio zibethinus

Literary usage of Durban

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Africa: Its History, Heroes and Wars by William Douglas Mackenzie, Alfred Stead (1899)
"Durban. - The town of Durban is the largest in Natal and differs from the capital, ... Durban is one of the most important ports of South Africa, and, ..."

2. Africa by Augustus Henry Keane (1904)
"distinct quarters connected by mil, Durban proper on the north side of the basin, ... All the foreign trade of the colony is necessarily centred at Durban, ..."

3. Fifty Years in the Royal Navy by Percy Scott (1919)
"CHAPTER MARTIAL LAW IN Durban Military Commandant of Durban — Multifarious Duties — Censorship : an Effective Treat — The Spy Trouble — A Boer Agent's Claim ..."

4. South African Journal of Science by South African Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"(b) An ephemeris for the whole of the year 1906 is added, giving the times of High Water at Durban, predicted by the new method. (c) A comparison is shown ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"It is 71 m. by rail NNW of Durban 1900 and is an important railway junction. North-cast of Lady- smith are Dundee (2811 ) and Newcastle (2950). ..."

6. Natal: An Illustrated Official Railway Guide and Handbook of General Information by Charles William Francis Harrison (1903)
"... i'AGE Floreat Natalia - Frontispiece River Scene, Natal • - 2 Durban from the Berea • 3 Liner Entering the Harbour, Port Natal - 4 Entrance to Harbour ..."

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