Need help indentifying the external monitor port on my MacBook 2,1 Notebook.

I’m having trouble indentifying the external monitor port.Its larger than the newer ports that are on the later MacBook and MacBook Pro it has 2 rolls of teeth and is taller then the later models. I would like to buy an adapter to hookup another monitor but nobody seems to know what i'm talking about. My Model is a MacBook 2,1 with an 2.16 Intel core duo.
It is a white model. Below is a phot of the port.. Any help would be great...
Thank you
Zest.

That's what Apple cals a Mini-DVI port.
Here are the Tech Specs of your MacBook model: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP18
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