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Definition of port arthur - 4 dictionary results

Port Arthur

–noun
1. Lüshun.
2. a seaport in SE Texas, on Sabine Lake. 61,195.
3. See under Thunder Bay.

Lü⋅shun

[ly-shyn]
–noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
an old city and seaport in S Liaoning province, in NE China, on the Yellow Sea: now part of the urban area of Dalian. 1,650,000.
Also called Port Arthur.
Formerly, Japanese, Ryojunko.

Thunder Bay

–noun
a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships. 108,411.
Also called Lakehead.
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Port Arthur  
  1. A city of extreme southeast Texas on Sabine Lake near the Louisiana border. It is a major deep-water port connected by channel with the Gulf of Mexico. Population: 55,700.

  2. See Lüshun.

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