Perth

[purth]

noun

1. Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.

2. a city in this county: a port on the Tay River.

3. a city in and the capital of Western Australia, in SW Australia.

Perth

/ pɜːθ /

noun

1. a city in central Scotland, in Perth and Kinross on the River Tay: capital of Scotland from the 12th century until the assassination of James I there in 1437. Pop: 43 450 (2001)

2. a city in SW Australia, capital of Western Australia, on the Swan River: major industrial centre; University of Western Australia (1911). Pop: 1 176 542 (2001)

Example Sentences

Born in Perth, Australia, in 1937, Hayes worked in both newspapers and broadcasting before moving to the UK in the early 1970s.

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Ben Stokes' side were pummeled in Perth, where they supposedly had to win to have any chance of winning back the urn.

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The tourists suffered a crushing defeat in the first Test, though on the opening day in Perth returned the highest collective average speed recorded by an England attack.

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Born in Lancashire and raised in Perth, Spencer could have played for either England or Australia if his body had not let him down.

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By beginning the series in Perth, in the west-coast time zone, and following with a day-nighter in Brisbane, the series opens with two matches suitable for prime-time TV viewing on the east coast of Australia.

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