Canberra
English
Etymology
Uncertain. Most commonly said to be from Ngunawal kamberra (“meeting place”). See more theories on Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file) - IPA(key): /ˈkænbɹə/, /ˈkænbəɹə/, /ˈkæmbɹə/
- (US, also) IPA(key): /ˈkænˌbɛɹə/
- Hyphenation: Can‧berra
- Hyphenation: Can‧ber‧ra
Proper noun
Canberra
- The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.
- (colloquial, metonymic) The Australian federal government.
- A new tax policy was announced by Canberra today.
Translations
capital city of Australia
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Canberra
- Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛnbɛra]
Proper noun
Canberra f (relational adjective canberrský)
- Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)
Declension
Declension of Canberra (sg-only hard feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Canberra |
| genitive | Canberry |
| dative | Canbeře |
| accusative | Canberru |
| vocative | Canberro |
| locative | Canbeře |
| instrumental | Canberrou |
Further reading
- “Canberra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ̃.bɛ.ʁa/ ~ /kɑ̃.be.ʁa/, /kan.bɛ.ʁa/ ~ /kan.be.ʁa/
Proper noun
Canberra f
- Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)
Italian
Proper noun
Canberra f
- Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Canberra, from Ngunawal kamberra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈbɛ.ra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: Can‧be‧rra
Proper noun
Canberra f
- Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)
Declension
Declension of Canberra
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Canberra |
| genitive | Canberry |
| dative | Canberrze |
| accusative | Canberrę |
| instrumental | Canberrą |
| locative | Canberrze |
| vocative | Canberro |
Derived terms
adjective
- canberski
nouns
- canberczyk
- canberka
Further reading
- Canberra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Canberra.
Proper noun
Canberra ?
- alternative form of Camberra
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkenbera]
Proper noun
Canberra f (genitive singular Canberry, declension pattern of žena)
- Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)
References
- “Canberra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamˈbera/ [kãmˈbe.ra]
- Rhymes: -era
- Syllabification: Can‧be‧rra
Proper noun
Canberra ?
- Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)