Port Nicholson

British  

/ ˈnɪkəlsən /

noun

1. the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington

2. the former name for Wellington Harbour

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Etymology

Origin of Port Nicholson

C19: named after Capt John Nicholson, Australian naval officer

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Example Sentences

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Port Nicholson

Graeme Mercer, a sailing instructor at Wellington's Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, told Reuters of the final day's racing.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2013

Sub Sea Researchers has about 35 investors financing the recovery of its newest find, the Port Nicholson, a British steam merchant lying 700 feet underwater 50 miles off the coast of Cape Cod.

From Inc ● Feb. 17, 2012

Tweet The Port Nicholson, a British steam merchant ship sunk in 1942 off the coast of Cape Cod.

From Inc ● Feb. 17, 2012

Their washed-rind Port Nicholson, smoked cheddar and camembert are excellent; other cheeses are infused with herbs, pepper, garlic and other spices, all of which make them useful additions in cooking.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hinau and tanahaka are employed in tanning, all the leather used in the colony being tanned either at the Bay of Islands or Port Nicholson.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

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