Brisbane

American  

[briz-beyn, -buhn] / ˈbrɪz beɪn, -bən /

noun

1. Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.

2. a seaport in and the capital of Queensland, in E Australia.

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Brisbane British  

/ ˈbrɪzbən /

noun

1. a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop: 1 508 161 (2001)

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Brisbane Cultural  

1. Capital of Queensland state and largest city in the state; located in eastern Australia on the Pacific Ocean; the third-largest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne.

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The British settled Brisbane in the early eighteenth century as a penal colony.

Example Sentences

There’s lobbying for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

They placed groups of these tiles in three estuaries in the Sydney region, Brisbane Water, the Hawkesbury River and Port Hacking, near existing oyster reefs where larvae are present.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

German company Rheinmetall makes troop carriers in Brisbane under a similar arrangement.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“These businesses are tightly aligned with our six structural themes on capex — housing, defense, energy transition, mining, data centers/digital infrastructure, and the Brisbane 2032 Olympics,” says the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

After the principal left, Mrs. Brisbane sighed and began gathering up her papers.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney