Prince Rupert

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈruːpət/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Prince′ Ru′pert, 
  1. Place Namesa seaport and railway terminus in W British Columbia, in W Canada. 14,754.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Prince Rupert / ˈruːpət/
  1. a port in W Canada, on the coast of British Columbia: one of the W termini of the Canadian National transcontinental railway. Pop: 14 643 (2001)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ru•pert  (ro̅o̅′pərt; for 1 also Ger. ro̅o̅′pert),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
  2. a male given name: derived from Robert.

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