Meanings
proper noun
- A coastal city on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, Australia.
Origin
Named by British navigator Matthew Flinders after the city of Lincoln in his native county of Lincolnshire in England.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Port Lincoln. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Lincoln
MLA
“Port Lincoln.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Lincoln. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port Lincoln,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Lincoln.
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