Melbourne
English
Etymology
Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmelbn̩/, /ˈmælbn̩/, (city in Victoria) /ˈmɛl.bən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bən/, (Derbyshire town) /ˈmɛl.bɔːn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bɚn/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: Mel‧bourne
Proper noun
Melbourne
- The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
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- A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825). [1]
- A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [2]
- A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
- A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
- A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
city in Australia
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See also
References
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmɛl.βurn], [məlˈβur.nə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈmɛl.burn], [məlˈbur.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈmɛl.buɾn], [melˈbuɾ.ne]
Proper noun
Melbourne ?
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Melbourne, from Old English.
Proper noun
Melbourne
- a male given name from English [in turn from toponyms]
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Melbourne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛl.buʁn/
- (Canada, Missouri, New England, Louisiana) IPA(key): /mɛlbɚn/
Proper noun
Melbourne f
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Melbourne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bɛrn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlbɛrn
- Syllabification: Mel‧bourne
Proper noun
Melbourne n (indeclinable)
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Further reading
- Melbourne in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Melbourne ?
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmelbœrn]
Proper noun
Melbourne m inan (genitive singular Melbournu, declension pattern of dub)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /melˈbuɾne/ [melˈβ̞uɾ.ne]
- Rhymes: -uɾne
- Syllabification: Mel‧bour‧ne
- IPA(key): /ˈmelbɚn/ [ˈmelβ̞ɚn]
- Rhymes: -elbɚn
Proper noun
Melbourne m
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Related terms
Welsh
Proper noun
Melbourne