Durban
English
Etymology
From D'Urban, from French d’Urbain, from Urbain, from Latin Urbanus, from urbanis, from urbs.
- The city in South Africa is named after Benjamin D'Urban.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɜː.bən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɝ.bən/
- (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈdøːbən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən
Proper noun
Durban (countable and uncountable, plural Durbans)
- A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
- (countable) A surname.
- Synonyms: D'Urban, d'Urban, dUrban
Derived terms
Translations
city in South Africa
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Durban, after Sir Benjamin D'Urban.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /duʁ.ˈbɐ̃/
Serbo-Croatian
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