Friendly City, noun phrase

A nickname for the city of Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha); PE. Also attributive.
1951 ‘Man on the Spot’ in Cape Times 2 MayPort Elizabeth..likes to be known as ‘The Friendly City’.
1990 W. Krige in Sunday Times 12 Aug. 2Coloured townships in Port Elizabeth this weekend had all the hallmarks of Beirut...The death toll in the ‘Friendly City’ and nearby Uitenhage..47 and rising.
1990 J. McArthur in Sunday Tribune 21 Oct. (Today) 4Service was brisk and the staff certainly lived up to the friendly city image.
1990 Weekend Post 10 Nov. 5Thank you, people of Port Elizabeth,..for showing..the warm hospitality that has earned our Friendly City her name.
1994 R. Simpson on Radio Algoa 25 Oct.Port Elizabeth, the Friendly City, also cloudy tomorrow, I’m afraid.
A nickname for the city of Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha); PE. Also attributive.
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