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durban

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈdɜː.bən/
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/ˈdɜː.bən/ · /ˈdɝ.bən/ · /ˈdøːbən/

Definition of durban

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A 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.”
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A 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.”
  2. (countable)A surname.

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Etymology

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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