Canberra

American  

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

noun

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

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Canberra British  

/ ˈkænbərə, -brə /

noun

1. 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  

1. Capital of Australia, located in southeastern Australia.

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Example Sentences

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong also told a hearing of the country's Senate that Canberra was "concerned" by the bans and diplomats would raise the issue with Chinese counterparts.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Speaking in Canberra after talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, she said the two countries would respond urgently to secure stable energy supplies.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Australia's University of Canberra has found that more than half the country uses social media as a source of news.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The woman, who was with her husband and two children, was on the way home to Canberra after visiting relatives in Darwin when the incident happened, according to the Action for Alice community Facebook page.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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