Melbourne

[ mel-bern ]

noun

1. 2nd Viscount. William Lamb.
2. a seaport in and the capital of Victoria, in SE Australia.
3. a city on the E coast of Florida.

Melbourne

¹

/ ˈmɛlbən /

noun

1. a port in SE Australia, capital of Victoria, on Port Phillip Bay: the second largest city in the country; settled in 1835 and developed rapidly with the discovery of rich goldfields in 1851; three universities. Pop: 3 160 171 (2001)

Melbourne

²

/ ˈmɛlbən /

noun

1. Melbourne, 2nd Viscount17791848MBritishPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: prime minister William Lamb , 2nd Viscount. 1779–1848; Whig prime minister (1834; 1835–41). He was the chief political adviser to the young Queen Victoria

Melbourne

1. Second-largest city in Australia , located on the country's southern coast; the capital of Victoria state and the largest city in the state; a financial and commercial center.

Other Words From

• Mel·bur·ni·an [mel-, bur, -nee-, uh, n], noun adjective

Example Sentences

From a pediatric ICU in Melbourne, Australia, to an elevator in Brooklyn, we see just how harmful refusing to vaccinate can be.

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“Kiev-Dubai-Perth-Melbourne,” the 31-year-old mother of two reported of her route on Emirates airline.

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Dr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist at Melbourne University and has written for Slate, Time, and elsewhere.

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It was in Melbourne and I was sitting in the back of the audience with my wife.

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Previously, he visited Melbourne and Sydney in January 2010.

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How many in Melbourne injure wealth and brain, I leave to more skilled and morose critics.

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I had known him well in Melbourne where he helped me more than anyone else to get the hang of the Australian system.

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One day he accidentally let slip some words about Melbourne, which he could not well have done unless he had seen the place.

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His body was found more than twenty-four hours after his death, in the harbour at Melbourne.

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For one thing, an old articled clerk of mine went to Melbourne some years ago, and succeeded in getting a practice there.

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