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

Observers expect them to make gains in places with a significant Muslim population, such as parts of Lancashire, Birmingham and east London.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

But in a corner of inner east London, it was a different story.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Their "highly sophisticated operation" culminated in a sting at a Morrisons car park in Stratford, east London, on 29 September 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Documents submitted several years ago as part of one planning application for a development complex with homes and office spaces in east London are, together, longer than Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

A large district in east London is still called after St. Chad's Well in the corrupted form of Shadwell.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.