Durban

[ dur-buhn ]

/ ˈdɜr bən /

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noun

a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.

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How to use Durban in a sentence

From Dallas, Texas to Durban, South Africa, communities that have experienced a history of exploitation, neglect, and marginalization harbor an understandable distrust of the state.
Charlize Theron and Darren Walker on How to End Global Vaccine Inequity|Darren Walker|October 6, 2021|Time
Within hours, protests and widespread looting, particularly in his home city of Durban, were reported as supporters stationed themselves around his compound and challenged police.
How Zello keeps people connected during South Africa’s unrest|Tanya Basu|July 20, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Yet officials in major cities such as Cape Town and Johannesburg and the Durban suburban region have been demolishing temporary homes built on public land, without offering alternative housing to those being thrown out onto the streets.
America’s Ticking Housing Time Bomb|Sean Culligan|June 29, 2021|Ozy
Durban, South Africa’s third-largest city, announced its plan in January 2021.
Cape Town fights for energy independence|Joseph Dana|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review

The latest of these, a highlight of “Republic,” he has called “Sangoma Series,” after the Zulu healers he observed as a young man as they performed rituals, chanted and drummed on the streets of Durban.
Peter Sacks is one of the most compelling artists in America. But he didn’t find his voice until late in life.|Sebastian Smee|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
The other big new South African DJ-producer is Culoe De Song, born Culolethu Zulu in Durban.
South African Music Vies for the World Stage|Michaelangelo Matos|July 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The real 'do' in Durban is surfing or other beach-based activities.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|July 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
That said, my big avoid in Durban is the Sun Coast Casino complex (at the end of Snell Parade).
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|July 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Ben Halse had been detained longer than he had reckoned on, but had found it unnecessary to go on to Durban.
Forging the Blades|Bertram Mitford
Though only about a dozen miles from Durban, it took them upwards of an hour to reach Pinetown.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley|Bertram Mitford
It was the end of the first week in May when they reached Durban and felt that they were nearing home.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
They had been busy half the night packing up the lost officers' kits to send down to Durban.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens
Buller, they tell us one day, is at Bloemfontein; next day he is coming round to Durban; the next he is a prisoner in Pretoria.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens

British Dictionary definitions for Durban

Durban

/ (ˈdɜːbən) /

noun

a port in E South Africa, in E KwaZulu/Natal province on the Indian Ocean: University of Natal (1909); resort and industrial centre, with oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 536 644 (2001)

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