DURBAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Durban mean? 

• DURBAN (noun)
  The noun DURBAN has 1 sense:

1. a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center

  Familiarity information: DURBAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DURBAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Durban" is a part of...):

Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))