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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Port Elizabeth

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

My opponent, a white South African who grew up near Port Elizabeth, was used to playing under windy conditions and he won the match in straight sets.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane