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Canberra

[ kan-ber-uh, -ber-uh ]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Australia, in the SE part, in the Australian Capital Territory.


Canberra

/ ˈkænbərə; -brə /

noun

  1. the capital of Australia, in Australian Capital Territory: founded in 1913 as a planned capital. Pop: 309 799 (2001)


Canberra

  1. Capital of Australia , located in southeastern Australia.


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Some hint of this came at a news conference in Canberra in June.

The couple will leave George in Canberra to travel to Uluru, or Ayers Rock, in the Outback.

Australian couple David and Janean Richards used 502,165 lights on their Canberra house.

Join us for a whole raft of critically acclaimed American films at the Canberra International Film Festival!

Musharraf nominated Shah to be ambassador to Australia, but Canberra said no thanks.

The harbour, at the foot of the college playing-fields, is to be the port of entrance to the federal territory of Canberra.

She's only been here for three months—since the Canberra got in from Niflheim.

His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the Canberra.

His year was up after the second shot; he came to Ullr on the Canberra.

The importance of Canberra, however, is not to be judged from the present condition of the site.

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