"Port Moresby" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌpɔɹt ˈmɔɹzbi/ Audio: En-us-Port Moresby.oga [US]
Etymology: Named after British admiral Fairfax Moresby by his son and the city's explorer Captain John Moresby. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|admiral||||}} admiral, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Fairfax Moresby}} Fairfax Moresby, {{named-after|en|Fairfax Moresby|nationality=British|nocat=1|occupation=admiral|wplink==}} Named after British admiral Fairfax Moresby Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Port Moresby}} Port Moresby
  1. The capital city of Papua New Guinea. Wikipedia link: John Moresby, Port Moresby Categories (place): Cities in Papua New Guinea, National capitals, Places in Papua New Guinea Translations (capital of Papua New Guinea): Port Moresby (Afrikaans), بُورْت مُورْسْبِي (būrt mūrsbī) [feminine] (Arabic), Порт-Мо́рсбі (Port-Mórsbi) [masculine] (Belarusian), Порт Мо́рсби (Port Mórsbi) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 莫爾茲比港 (Chinese Mandarin), 莫尔兹比港 (Mò'ěrzībǐ-gǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), Port Moresby [masculine] (Czech), Port Moresby (Danish), Port Moresby (Dutch), Port Moresby (Finnish), Port Moresby [masculine] (French), Port Moresby [neuter] (German), Πορτ Μόρεσμπι (Port Móresmpi) [neuter] (Greek), פורט מורסבי [feminine] (Hebrew), Port Moresby [masculine] (Italian), ポートモレスビー (Pōtomoresubī) (Japanese), ព័រម៉ូរេសប៊ី (pɔəmoureisbii) (Khmer), 포트모르즈비 (Poteumoreujeubi) (Korean), Порт Морзби (english: Port Morzbi) [masculine] (Macedonian), Порт-Морсби (Port-Morsbi) (Mongolian), پورت مورسبی (Persian), Port Moresby [feminine] (Portuguese), Порт-Мо́рсби (Port-Mórsbi) [masculine] (Russian), Порт Морсби [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Port Moresby [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Port Moresby [masculine] (Spanish), Pot Mosbi (Tok Pisin), Mosbi (Tok Pisin), Порт-Мо́рсбі (Port-Mórsbi) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Po Mo-re-xbi (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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