Adelaide
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of South Australia, in Australia.
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a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “nobility.”
noun
Example Sentences
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Raised in Adelaide, Bird was no stranger to horror, having made a scene-stealing turn in the Philippou brothers’ teen possession hit “Talk to Me” when he was 15.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
Vigils will also be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Hobart, as well as many other smaller towns.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Randa Abdel-Fattah, the Australian-Palestinian writer whose disinvitation from a major literature festival in Adelaide sparked an uproar in January, said her upcoming book, Discipline, would be her "first and last book with UQP".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
This study was conducted in collaboration with Adelaide University's Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources, which focuses on the challenges of long-term space exploration and living beyond Earth.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
“Uncle Martin,” Adelaide said, “I’m supposed to tell you when you’re being weird.”
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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