Port Chalmers

proper noun

A town on Otago Harbour, Otago, New Zealand, which is the main port for Dunedin.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town on Otago Harbour, Otago, New Zealand, which is the main port for Dunedin.

Origin

Named after Thomas Chalmers, a Presbyterian leader.

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APA

Port Chalmers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Chalmers

MLA

“Port Chalmers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Chalmers. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port Chalmers,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Chalmers.

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