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

And it leaves out so much: the English and Irish who built East London; the docks that made East London an early “melting pot”; unique aspects of postwar reconstruction such as the East London Mosque.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“Why We Make” purports to celebrate “making and creativity’s power to bring change,” and to highlight East London artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

During the trial in KuGompo City, which is the new name for East London, Malema told the court that he had fired the shots in celebration.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The exhibition illustrates how those early reggae bands were championed by venues like the Four Aces, which was founded by Newton Dunbar in East London.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The campaign spread throughout the Witwatersrand, to Durban, to Port Elizabeth, East London, and Cape Town, and smaller towns in the eastern and western Cape.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela