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
Alternative names
Port-Royal
Examples
All spectators, regardless of age, must have a ticket to access the grounds of Port Royal Golf Course.
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.
Another blow to Jamaica's partnership with privateers was the violent earthquake which destroyed much of Port Royal on June 7, 1692.
During visits to his sister at Port-Royal in 1654, he displayed contempt for affairs of the world but was not drawn to God.
His belief and religious commitment revitalized, Pascal visited the older of two convents at Port-Royal for a two-week retreat in January 1655.
John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, is surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Va., and killed.