Port Royal
Americannoun
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a village in southern South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.
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a historic town on southeastern Jamaica at the entrance to Kingston harbor: a former capital of Jamaica.
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former name of Annapolis Royal.
noun
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a fortified town in SE Jamaica, at the entrance to Kingston harbour: capital of Jamaica in colonial times
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the former name (until 1710) of Annapolis Royal
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an educational institution about 27 km (17 miles) west of Paris that flourished from 1638 to 1704, when it was suppressed by papal bull as it had become a centre of Jansenism. Its teachers were noted esp for their work on linguistics: their Grammaire générale et raisonnée exercised much influence
Example Sentences
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Dr Thomas pointed particularly to Port Royal which is a small fishing village in Kingston, considered one of the most hurricane-vulnerable communities and on the compulsory evacuation list.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
"I am not moving. I don't believe I can run from death," Roy Brown, speaking from the historic seaside area Port Royal in Kingston, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
The Jamaican government has issued mandatory evacuation orders for seven communities on the island predicted to take heavy damage, including Port Royal, Kingston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Of course, Larson wasn’t on hand to accept the award in Los Angeles — he was out racing Wednesday night on the half-mile dirt track at Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
That excuse was okay for me—-for the time being—so we rented a room in the Port Royal on 129th Street.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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