Brisbane

American  

[briz-beyn, -buhn] / ˈbrɪz beɪn, -bən /

noun

1. Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.

2. a seaport in and the capital of Queensland, in E Australia.

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Brisbane British  

/ ˈbrɪzbən /

noun

1. a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop: 1 508 161 (2001)

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Brisbane Cultural  

1. Capital of Queensland state and largest city in the state; located in eastern Australia on the Pacific Ocean; the third-largest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne.

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The British settled Brisbane in the early eighteenth century as a penal colony.

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The study included more than 120 healthy older adults from the Greater Brisbane region.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

Lacaze attributes her toughness to her modest upbringing in Brisbane, Australia, where she was the fourth of five children behind three brothers who tried to nab the food from her plate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

He is from Brisbane and only moved to the US in January for a club-record fee, and has done well enough in Major League Soccer to win a place in the Australian World Cup squad.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

On Monday she told ABC Radio Brisbane she believed she was ready to serve as Australia's prime minister.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Then Mr. Brisbane said, “Just think, last year after Thanksgiving dinner, Jason and I threw the football around the backyard. Now I’m stuck here and Jason is in Tokyo.”

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney