Port Moresby

Port Mores·by  (môrzb, mrz-)

The capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea, on southeast New Guinea and the Gulf of Papua. It was named for the British explorer Capt. John Moresby (1830-1922), who landed here in 1873, and occupied by the British after 1888. Population: 283,000.

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Port Moresby [ˈmɔːzbɪ]

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(Placename) the capital and chief port of Papua New Guinea, on the SE coast on the Gulf of Papua: important Allied base in World War II. Pop. (urban area): 298 145 (1999 est.)

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Port Moresby - the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea capital of Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations