Port Elizabeth

American  

noun

1. a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.

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Port Elizabeth British  

noun

1. a port in S South Africa, on Algoa Bay: motor-vehicle manufacture, fruit canning; resort. Pop: 237 502 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Port Elizabeth - a 90-minute flight from Johannesburg - was floated as a possible venue, but opportunity won out over convenience.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Since 2015, Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, has been in the grip of a historic drought.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2022

At Johannesburg’s main airport, around 400 people were preparing to board flights for Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021

In 2016, the ANC lost control of Johannesburg, the commercial hub, to a coalition of opposition parties, as well as the political capital Pretoria and industrial hub Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2021

I quizzed him on various personalities, all of whom he seemed to know, and later in Port Elizabeth I confirmed that he was telling me the truth.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela