Melbourne

American  

[mel-bern] / ˈmɛl bərn /

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.

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Melbourne ¹ British  

/ ˈmɛlbən /

noun

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

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Melbourne ² British  

/ 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)

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Melbourne Cultural  

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.

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Other Word Forms

• Melburnian
  noun

Example Sentences

Bakker wrote in 2025, adding that the design of Efron’s home had been inspired by another property he built in Monbulk, a community located just outside of Melbourne.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

An initial stockpile in Melbourne city will move to US warehouses at Australia's Bandiana military base in rural Victoria.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

A beloved producer in Melbourne, Australia, Starward’s signature Nova single malt is aged in Australian red wine barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The backpackers were picked up when hitchhiking on a long stretch of road between Sydney and Melbourne.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I stopped in Melbourne to get some gas and thought of Jim Morrison singing about how people are strange.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos