Sydney

[sid-nee]

noun

1. Sir Philip. Sidney, Sir Philip.

2. a seaport in and the capital of New South Wales, in SE Australia.

3. a seaport on NE Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.

4. a male or female given name.

Sydney

¹

/ ˈsɪdnɪ /

noun

1. a port in SE Australia, capital of New South Wales, on an inlet of the S Pacific: the largest city in Australia and the first British settlement, established as a penal colony in 1788; developed rapidly after 1820 with the discovery of gold in its hinterland; large wool market; three universities. Pop: 3 502 301 (2001)

2. a port in SE Canada, in Nova Scotia on NE Cape Breton Island: capital of Cape Breton Island until 1820, when the island united administratively with Nova Scotia. Pop: 32 286 (2006)

Sydney

²

/ ˈsɪdnɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of (Sir Philip) Sidney

Sydney

1. Largest city in Australia, located in the southeastern part of the country, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean; the capital and largest city of New South Wales state; Australia's chief port and main cultural and industrial center.

Sydney was founded in 1788 as Australia's first settlement for convicts from Britain.

It was the site of the 2000 summer Olympic Games.

Example Sentences

New South Wales Police said the couple had arrived in Sydney from Kazakhstan in October and applied for membership to the casino the same day.

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Responders found the pilot's body in bushland near the airport in Wedderburn, a southwestern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales state police said.

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Fuelled by the focus to win the urn, Cook was at it again at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Hazlewood missed the first Test with a hamstring injury and, like Cummins, has been bowling in the nets in Sydney this week.

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Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Jakarta fell, while Tokyo was marginally lower and Sydney, Singapore, Taipei and Wellington all edged into the green.

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