Port Nicholson

/ (ˈnɪkəlsən) /

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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 Origin for Port Nicholson

C19: named after Capt John Nicholson, Australian naval officer

Words nearby Port Nicholson

portmanteau word, Port Moody, Port Moresby, Port Neches, Portnet, Port Nicholson, Pôrto, Pôrto Alegre, portobello, Portobelo, portobilioarterial

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How to use Port Nicholson in a sentence

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The city of Stanleyville—now called Kisangani—was a majestic port city as deep as one can go into the Heart of Darkness.
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KSM enters the complex through a “Sally Port,” a series of gates designed to allow just one vehicle in at a time.
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The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.
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At the port of Cavite is a parochial church, which ministers to over three thousand souls.
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But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.
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Nicholson and John Lawrence were there; could they hold those warrior-tribes in subjection, or, better still, in leash?
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They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.
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