Port Moresby

American

[mawrz-bee, mohrz-] / ˈmɔrz bi, ˈmoʊrz- /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Papua New Guinea: important Allied base in World War II.

Port Moresby British

/ ˈmɔːzbɪ /

noun

the capital and chief port of Papua New Guinea, on the SE coast on the Gulf of Papua: important Allied base in World War II. Pop: 290 000 (2005 est)

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Enga is more than 600km by road from the country's capital, Port Moresby.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

Albanese said Marape had assured him during at state dinner in Port Moresby on Monday night that Australia remained its “referred security partner.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024

He announced the state of emergency in Port Moresby would last for 14 days.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

The government blamed the error on a computer glitch and promised to fix the problem, but the situation in Port Moresby devolved quickly.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

If we can reach Port Moresby we can get them to flash what information we know to Admiral Jackson.

From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney

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