Perth

American  

[purth] / pɜrθ /

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.

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Perth British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

“Unquestionably, everyone is worse off,” said Gordon Flake, chief executive at the Perth USAsia Centre at the University of Western Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Australia’s Qantas, for example, has scrapped its direct flight from Perth to London—one of the world’s longest flights—and has asked passengers to bear with a refueling stop in Singapore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A similar two-year project in Perth and Stirling engaged more than 1,000 people and created 20 new areas of butterfly and moth habitat in urban and suburban areas.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Perth and Kinross Council said there had been no reports of any sightings of fuel sheen in the River Tay or Loch Tay since Saturday afternoon.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Other major parts rained down hundreds of miles east of Perth.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge