Port Royal

proper noun

A town and former capital of Jamaica.

OriginSpanish Puerto Real ← French Port-Royal →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Port-Royal

  1. A town and former capital of Jamaica.
  2. A location in Canada:
    1. historicalThe former capital city of Acadia, French North America.
    2. historicalFormer name of Annapolis Royal: a town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
    3. A village in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
    4. A village in Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
    5. A neighbourhood of Queensborough, New Westminster, British Columbia.
  3. A location in the United States:
    1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Port Royal Island.
    2. A town on Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, named after Port Royal Sound.
    3. A borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
    4. A town in Caroline County, Virginia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
annapolis royal

Origin

  1. FrenchPort-Royal
  2. SpanishPuerto Real
  3. EnglishPort Royal

From port + royal. * (Jamaica): Calque of Spanish Puerto Real * (Annapolis, South Carolina): Calque of French Port-Royal * (Virginia): From the name of a local landowning family, the Roy family.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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