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Port Nicholson

/ ˈɪəə /

noun

  1. the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
  2. the former name for Wellington Harbour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Port Nicholson1

C19: named after Capt John Nicholson, Australian naval officer
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Murray Bridge, the president of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club in the capital, Wellington, watched the race coverage at the club on Wednesday.

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Port Nicholson, which was sunk by a Nazi U-boat in 1942, U.S.

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Brooks said he believed the Port Nicholson carried platinum bars from the Soviet Union that were payment to the U.S. for war supplies.

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Brooks said he located the Port Nicholson wreck in 2008.

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Greg Brooks believed the Port Nicholson carried platinum bars from the Soviet Union that were payment to the U.S. for war supplies.

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