Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of Vanuatu, on Efate Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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Examples
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The location is 77 kilometres northwest of Port Vila, close enough to pose some threat of a tsunami, the USGS said.
6.5 Quake Strikes Sea Floor NW of Vanuatu David Fickling 2011
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SYDNEY—A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck the sea floor northwest of the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila, according to a notice from the U.S. Geological Survey, adding to jitters over tremors in the region following the quake that has devastated parts of Japan.
6.5 Quake Strikes Sea Floor NW of Vanuatu David Fickling 2011
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But when I mentioned the Point to David Borland, a charming and articulate Vanuatan waiter at a rather fancy French restaurant in Port Vila, he told me what one item was worth to his family.
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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But when I mentioned the Point to David Borland, a charming and articulate Vanuatan waiter at a rather fancy French restaurant in Port Vila, he told me what one item was worth to his family.
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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(I flew Air Vanuatu from Auckland, New Zealand, to the capital city of Port Vila, on the island of Efate, then took one of the airline's several daily flights from Port Vila to Santo.)
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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(I flew Air Vanuatu from Auckland, New Zealand, to the capital city of Port Vila, on the island of Efate, then took one of the airline's several daily flights from Port Vila to Santo.)
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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(I flew Air Vanuatu from Auckland, New Zealand, to the capital city of Port Vila, on the island of Efate, then took one of the airline's several daily flights from Port Vila to Santo.)
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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But when I mentioned the Point to David Borland, a charming and articulate Vanuatan waiter at a rather fancy French restaurant in Port Vila, he told me what one item was worth to his family.
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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Firstly, the Pacific Economic Survey, which is being launched next Monday in Port Vila.
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Wilson was Consul-General in Noumea (1995-1998); Second, and later First Secretary, in Paris (1988-1992) and Third Secretary in Port Vila (1983-1985).
Special Coordinator to Solomon Islands - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008
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