Port Elizabeth

American  

noun

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

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Port Elizabeth British  

noun

1. a port in S South Africa, on Algoa Bay: motor-vehicle manufacture, fruit canning; resort. Pop: 237 502 (2001)

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Example Sentences

John Kani was on his way to joining the Umkhonto We Sizwe paramilitary wing in 1965 when he took a detour to a Serpent Players drama group rehearsal in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Hele grew up in the same neighbourhood in Port Elizabeth as the Springboks' two-time World Cup-winning men's captain Siya Kolisi.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Since 2015, Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, has been in the grip of a historic drought.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2022

At Johannesburg’s main airport, around 400 people were preparing to board flights for Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021

He told me that he had defied during the 1952 Defiance Campaign and had served on various local committees in Port Elizabeth.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela