Port Royal

American  

noun

1. a village in southern South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.

2. a historic town on southeastern Jamaica at the entrance to Kingston harbor: a former capital of Jamaica.

3. former name of Annapolis Royal.

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Port Royal British  

noun

1. a fortified town in SE Jamaica, at the entrance to Kingston harbour: capital of Jamaica in colonial times

2. the former name (until 1710) of Annapolis Royal

3. 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

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Example Sentences

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

"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

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

Three years and three months later, there was Villegas — his heart broken, but not his spirit — getting showered with champagne on the 18th green at Port Royal Golf Club until grabbing a bottle and taking a swig.

From Seattle Times

Port Royal is one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour at 6,828 yards, with the wind off Atlantic considered its greatest defense.

From Seattle Times