Port Moresby

English

Etymology

Named by the explorer of its harbour, Captain John Moresby, after his father, Admiral Fairfax Moresby.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔɹt ˈmɔɹzbi/

Proper noun

Port Moresby

  1. The capital city of Papua New Guinea.

Translations

References
  1. Adrian Room: Dictionary of world place names derived from British names, 1989, p 143

Czech

Proper noun

Port Moresby m inan (related adjective portmoresbský)

  1. Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea)

Declension
Declension of Port Moresby (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Port Moresby
genitive Portu Moresby
dative Portu Moresby
accusative Port Moresby
vocative Porte Moresby
locative Portu Moresby
instrumental Portem Moresby

Further reading

Dutch

Proper noun
het centrum van Port Moresby
the center of Port Moresby

Port Moresby n

  1. Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Port Moresby f

  1. Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea)
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