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sydney

/ˈsɪdni/

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What does sydney mean?

proper noun

  1. A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
  2. A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
  3. A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
  2. A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.
  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɪdni/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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According to his own account, with the little money he had left he made his way to Sydney, thence to Brisbane.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
Comparing the town with Sydney, I was chiefly struck with the comparative fewness of the large houses, either built or building.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944
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At half-past nine the richest wool-broker in Sydney was sitting in his morning-room at home, settling his breakfast with the morning paper.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
“There is a great crowd coming one day into our lives, if that be so,” Sydney Carton struck in, in his moody way.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98
I was the chief officer of a fine ship, just docked with a cargo of wool from Sydney, after a ninety days’ passage.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058