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melbourne

/ˈmɛl.bɚn/

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What does melbourne mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
  2. A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
More meanings (8)

proper noun

  1. A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).
  2. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
  5. A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
  6. A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
  7. A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
  8. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

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He arrived in Melbourne with one hundred and fifty pounds in his pocket, and hope unlimited in his heart.
Harry HoudiniMiracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.Project Gutenberg ebook #435
A hundred thousand people poured into Melbourne from England and other countries in a single month, and flocked away to the mines.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
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He was to leave the vessel at Melbourne, bid a polite good-bye to the captain, and go off at once to the gold-fields.
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174
I have seen an Australian bibliophile enraptured by the rare chance of buying, in Melbourne, an early work on—the history of Port Jackson!
Andrew LangThe LibraryProject Gutenberg ebook #2018
We heard that a wireless station had just been established in Melbourne, and that the Hobart station would be working in about one month.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137