Wondering how to use Durban in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as city or metropolis.
Durban meaning
- A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
- A surname.
Synonyms of Durban
Using Durban
- The main meaning on this page is: A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa. | A surname.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center, port.
- In the example corpus, durban often appears in combinations such as: in durban, the durban, of durban.
Context around Durban
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Durban
- In this selection, "durban" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, india, etv, johannesburg, july, central and girls stand out and add context to how "durban" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the durban fashion legend and at the durban exhibition centre. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "durban" sits close to words such as archie, capitalist and discomfort, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with durban
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aerial View of Blue Lagoon and Durban’s beachfront. (9 words)
Bernard Fayd’Herbe after winning the 2017 Durban July with Marinaresco. (11 words)
Durban and DStv Premiership giants AmaZulu are preparing for a new era. (12 words)
Named after F Berken, one of the original settlers of Durban in whose hut a meeting was held on 23 June 1835, at which Captain Allen Gardiner proclaimed that the bay settlement would be named Durban after the governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D’Urban. (46 words)
On Thursday 5 January 2023, the Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation working together with Crime Intelligence and Durban Metro K9 Unit arrested a 43-year-old suspect for dealing in drugs at Ottawa in Verulam. (38 words)
Consul General in India (Durban), Dr. Thelma John David and other officials join Hindu devotees adorned in traditional attire perform the Arati (prayer) marking the Navratri Festival at the Gujarati Hindu Sanskruti temple in Durban. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The first of four regionals in March heads back to Durban for the Durban Central Regional where Durban Girls’ College will host teams at their astro on Saturday, 7 March.
On Thursday 5 January 2023, the Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation working together with Crime Intelligence and Durban Metro K9 Unit arrested a 43-year-old suspect for dealing in drugs at Ottawa in Verulam.
Consul General in India (Durban), Dr. Thelma John David and other officials join Hindu devotees adorned in traditional attire perform the Arati (prayer) marking the Navratri Festival at the Gujarati Hindu Sanskruti temple in Durban.
According to eTV, Durban Gen is set at the most prominent and recognizable academic public hospital, which is found in the township of Newlands East, in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
EB Café can be found in various malls in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town, including Ballot Junction in Durban, Canal Walk and Table Bay Mall in Cape Town, and Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg.
Greg Wallis, who for many years has been a pillar of the Vodacom Durban July pre-raceday and raceday fashion programme, was named as the Durban Fashion Legend for 2019.
Named after F Berken, one of the original settlers of Durban in whose hut a meeting was held on 23 June 1835, at which Captain Allen Gardiner proclaimed that the bay settlement would be named Durban after the governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D’Urban.
Diakonia Council of Churches (DCC) will host their annual ecumenical Good Friday service at dawn on Friday 30 March starting at the Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) before a silent procession to the Durban City Hall.
Durban’s finest in classic vintage motoring will be on display, as the prestigious regional Concours d’ Elegance, co-hosted with the Durban Country Club makes its debut in the city in August.
Mervyn from Durban is a personal take on the funny side of growing up in Durban.
Addressing the federation's Workers' Day gathering in Durban, Vavi said the government needed to pay civil servants a minimum living wage of R75 per hour or R12,500 per month.
Aerial View of Blue Lagoon and Durban’s beachfront.
Almost every one in three people residing in Durban are of Indian origin.
At the time, the province was still reeling from the hit on hip hop star, Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, on Durban's bustling Florida Road last Friday.
Bernard Fayd’Herbe after winning the 2017 Durban July with Marinaresco.
Durban and DStv Premiership giants AmaZulu are preparing for a new era.
Even Birmingham 2022 was a late replacement for Durban after the South African city also pulled out of hosting the event due to costs in 2017.
Gateway Theatre of Shopping hosted the Change in Action NPO Fair in partnership with We Are Durban and the Hollywood Foundation.
Grobler also touched on their pre-season that included a camp in Durban ahead of what will be a grueling season with the Caf Confederation Cup on their schedule as well.
His broadcast schedule seldom allows him to be on-track but he was at Greyville when Pocket Power dead-heated with Dancer’s Daughter in the 2008 Durban July and it was unforgettable.
Common combinations with durban
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in durban 75×
- the durban 29×
- of durban 19×
- durban on 18×
- to durban 11×
- from durban 11×
- durban and 11×
- durban in 11×
- durban north 10×
- durban july 8×