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Adelaide

American  
[ad-l-eyd] / ˈæd lˌeɪd /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of South Australia, in Australia.

  2. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “nobility.”

Adelaide British  
/ ˈædɪˌleɪd /

noun

  1. the capital of South Australia: Port Adelaide, 11 km (7 miles) away on St Vincent Gulf, handles the bulk of exports. Pop: 1 002 127 (2001)

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Mickelson sat out of the first four events of the 2026 LIV Golf season, at Riyadh, Adelaide, Hong Kong and Singapore.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

New research from Adelaide University shows that sperm struggle to navigate in low gravity, suggesting that gravity plays a key role in helping them reach an egg.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The study was conducted in collaboration with Stuart Brierly, PhD, and his research team at the University of Adelaide in Australia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

"I'm not against migration. We need it," the 36-year-old aged care worker from Adelaide told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The name on it was Adelaide Belle Perry, age twenty-one.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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