Canberra

American

[kan-ber-uh, -ber-uh] / ˈkæn bɛr ə, -bər ə /

noun

a city in and the capital of Australia, in the SE part, in the Australian Capital Territory.

Canberra British

/ ˈkænbərə, -brə /

noun

the capital of Australia, in Australian Capital Territory: founded in 1913 as a planned capital. Pop: 309 799 (2001)

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Canberra Cultural

Capital of Australia, located in southeastern Australia.

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Both the Murriyang telescope and the Canberra complex contributed to NASA's Artemis II mission in April 2026, continuing Australia's decades-long involvement in space exploration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The sudden influx of Bogong moths along Australia's east coast has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles, hosting his Japanese counterpart, said Canberra was "very concerned about North Korea's nuclear programme as well as its missile programme".

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Australia's foreign ministry summoned Laos' ambassador in Canberra.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

In this sense the place was like modern purpose-built political capitals, such as Washington, D.C., or Canberra, Australia, with sanctifying civic monuments to compensate for a lack of real history.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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