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Port Royal

Proper noun

Meaning

A town and former capital of Jamaica.

A location in Canada:
(historical) The former capital city of Acadia, French North America
(historical) Former name of Annapolis Royal, a town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

A village in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

A village in Richmond County, Nova Scotia.

A neighbourhood of Queensborough, New Westminster, British Columbia.

A location in the United States:
Ellipsis of Port Royal Sound. An inlet in South Carolina
Ellipsis of Port Royal Island. An island in South Carolina
A city in South Carolina

A borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania.

A town in Caroline County, Virginia.

Port-Royal

Alternative form of Port Royal

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

Port-Royal

Examples

All spectators, regardless of age, must have a ticket to access the grounds of Port Royal Golf Course. Source: Internet

At the death of his grandfather in 1649, his grandmother, Marie des Moulins, went to live in the convent of Port-Royal and took her grandson with her. Source: Internet

Another blow to Jamaica's partnership with privateers was the violent earthquake which destroyed much of Port Royal on June 7, 1692. Source: Internet

During visits to his sister at Port-Royal in 1654, he displayed contempt for affairs of the world but was not drawn to God. Source: Internet

His belief and religious commitment revitalized, Pascal visited the older of two convents at Port-Royal for a two-week retreat in January 1655. Source: Internet

John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, is surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Va., and killed. Source: Internet

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