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DURBAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Durban mean?
• DURBAN (noun)
The noun DURBAN has 1 sense:
1. a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
Familiarity information: DURBAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Durban" is a part of...):
Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))
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