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Port Royal en · PROPN

Etymology

From port + royal. * (Jamaica): Calque of Spanish Puerto Real * (Annapolis, South Carolina): Calque of French Port-Royal * (Virginia): From the name of a local landowning family, the Roy family.

Meanings

1. A town and former capital of Jamaica.
2. (historical) A location in Canada: ▸ The former capital city of Acadia, French North America.
3. (historical) A location in Canada: ▸ The former capital city of Acadia, French North America. ▸ Former name of Annapolis Royal: a town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
4. A location in Canada: ▸ A village in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
5. A location in Canada: ▸ A village in Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
6. A location in Canada: ▸ A neighbourhood of Queensborough, New Westminster, British Columbia.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A location in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Port Royal Sound: an inlet in South Carolina. ▸ Ellipsis of Port Royal Island.
   alt of Port Royal Island
8. A location in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Port Royal Sound: an inlet in South Carolina. ▸ A town on Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, named after Port Royal Sound.
9. A location in the United States: ▸ A borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
10. A location in the United States: ▸ A town in Caroline County, Virginia.

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