Durban

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UK/ˈdɜː.bən/US/ˈdɝ.bən/General South African/ˈdøːbən/

proper noun

A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.

Similar
D'UrbandUrban
Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounDurban (countable and uncountable, plural Durbans)

plural Durbans

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

    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, archived from the original on 30 May 2024
  2. countableA surname.

    Synonyms: D'Urban, d'Urban, dUrban

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA surname.

Similar
D'Urband'UrbandUrban

Origin

  1. LatinUrbanus
  2. Frenchd'Urbain
  3. EnglishDurban

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.

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Translations

Afrikaans Durban
  • Durbancity in South Africa
Chinese Mandarin 德班
  • 德班 (Débān)city in South Africa
French Durban
  • Durbancity in South Africa
Japanese ダーバン
  • ダーバン (Dāban)city in South Africa
Korean 더반
  • 더반 (Deoban)city in South Africa
Polish Durban
  • Durbancity in South Africa
Portuguese Durban
  • Durbancity in South Africa
Russian Ду́рбан
  • Ду́рбан (Dúrban)city in South Africa
Tamil டர்பன்
  • டர்பன் (ṭarpaṉ)city in South Africa
Zulu eThekwini
  • eThekwinicity in South Africa

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Durban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durban

MLA

“Durban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Durban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durban.

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