East London

American  

noun

1. a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.

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East London British  

noun

1. a port in S South Africa, in S Eastern Cape province. Pop: 135 560 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

• East Londoner
  noun

Example Sentences

O'Riordan, who is from Upminster in east London, said she was "ecstatic" to win the role of young Dian, a member of the royal guard trained with He-Man as a child.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

The soda brand was created by chefs in the since-closed Passing Clouds nightclub in Dalston, east London.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Corporal Ismaila Ceesay, a 28-year-old information management specialist from Stratford, east London, said part of the exercise was arriving in civilian clothes and changing into uniform only once through the secure barriers.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Chloe, who now lives in east London, remembers wanting to return to school quickly, and trying to act normally.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

I had been to church, a rare thing for me, of an evening, to hear a strange, visiting parson; a man who had done missionary work in east London and in Northern Queensland.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)