port city

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port city

noun port cities

  1. A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasitic urban sprawl.

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noun city built around a port

Españolpuerto, ciudad portuaria
中文港市 gǎngshì
Kiswahilibandari
Portuguêsporto, cidade portuária
Françaisport, ville portuaire
DeutschHafenstadt
Italianocittà portuale
Ελληνικάλιμάνι limáni
Românăport
Русскийпорт port, порто́вый го́род portóvyj górod
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@misc{port_city_2026,
  title = {port city},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/port%20city},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}