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Port Nicholson
/ ˈnɪkəlsən /
noun
- the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
- the former name for Wellington Harbour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Port Nicholson1
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Example Sentences
Then they crossed the strait, and sailing in by a narrow entrance, viewed all the wide expanse of Port Nicholson.
He was given a free hand as to locality, though Port Nicholson was hinted at as the likeliest port.
Henry Williams went once more therefore to Port Nicholson, and succeeded in getting the treaty signed by the chiefs of that place.
The first body of immigrants arrived at Port Nicholson in 1840.
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