Durban
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Durban
- /ˈdɜː.bən/ UK
- /ˈdɝ.bən/ US
- /ˈdøːbən/ General South African
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bən
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun Durbans
- A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa. 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.
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pietermaritzburg, johannesburg, kigali, vienna, tak, westville, kwazulu-natal, umbilo, ekurhuleni, msunduzi, port sudan, umvoti, ixopo, maritzburg, tugela, buffalo river
Translations
Talk about this word "Durban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/durban. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Durban. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/durban "Durban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/durban.Cite this
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title = {Durban},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
