Definition of Port Moresby

1. Noun. The administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.


Definition of Port Moresby

1. Proper noun. The capital of Papua New Guinea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Port Moresby

Porphyrula martinica
Porroh
Porscha
Porsche
Porsches
Port-Vila
Port-au-Prince
Port-of-Spain
Port Arthur
Port Blair
Port Elizabeth
Port Jackson fig
Port Jackson heath
Port Jackson pine
Port Louis
Port Moresby (current term)
Port Orford cedar
Port Sudan
Port Vila
Port of Spain
Portable Management Interface
Porte
Portia
Portingal
Portingals
Portishead
Portland
Portland cement
Portland stone
Portman

Literary usage of Port Moresby

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

1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1879)
"Linn. Soc. Zool. XIII. p. 488., (Descrip). In the Journal of Linnean Society,—Zool. XIII. p. 488—Mr. EB Sharpe refers to the Port Moresby Goshawk, ..."

2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1878)
"Mr. Lawes, who has lately presented a fine specimen of the Port Moresby species to ... The Port Moresby species is distinguished chiefly by the long, thin, ..."

3. Head-hunters; Black, White, and Brown by Alfred Cort Haddon (1901)
"CHAPTER XVI Port Moresby AND THE ASTROLABE RANGE I HAVE as yet said very little about Port Moresby. It is a commodious bay with an inner portion (Fairfax ..."

4. Head-hunters: Black, White, and Brown by Alfred Cort Haddon (1901)
"This great trading company has ramifications all over Queensland and British New Guinea, and Port Moresby is naturally an important centre for their trade. ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"Port Moresby, illustration, i, 61. Porter, Albert G., obit., ii, 613. Porter, J. II., obit., i, 579. Porto Rico, ii, 821 ; iii, 648 ; colored map, ..."

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