Durban

From D'Urban, from French d'Urbain, from Urbain, from Latin Urbanus, from urbanis, from urbs.

• The city in South Africa is named after Benjamin D'Urban.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɜː.bən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɝ.bən/
• (General South African) IPA^(key): /ˈdøːbən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən

Durban (countable and uncountable, plural Durbans)

1. A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
   • 2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.

2. (countable) A surname.

   Synonyms: D'Urban, d'Urban, dUrban

• Durbanite
• Durban poison

• dun-bar, unbra'd, bundar, Dunbar, Braund

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Durban

1. Durban (a city in South Africa)

Unadapted borrowing from English Durban, after Sir Benjamin D'Urban.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /duʁ.ˈbɐ̃/

Durban ?

1. Durban (a city in South Africa)

Durban m inan (Cyrillic spelling Дурбан)

1. Durban (a city in South Africa)