Hobart

American  

[hoh-bert, -bahrt, hoh-bahrt] / ˈhoʊ bərt, -bɑrt, ˈhoʊ bɑrt /

noun

1. Garret Augustus 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.

2. a seaport on and the capital of Tasmania, SE of Australia.

3. a city in NW Indiana.

4. a male given name.

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Hobart British  

/ ˈhəʊbɑːt /

noun

1. a port in Australia, capital of the island state of Tasmania on the estuary of the Derwent: excellent natural harbour; University of Tasmania (1890). Pop: 126 048 (2001)

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Example Sentences

“There’s nothing I wouldn’t tell either of them, so it makes it easy to be completely open when writing,” Abrams told The Times of Hobart and Dessner in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"Only in Australia and only at Hobart Airport could a local possum pop in for a quick browse among the souvenirs," an airport spokesperson said.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

And she started 2026 on the front foot - reaching the semi-finals in Auckland before a run to the Hobart International final, where she lost to Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

British number one Raducanu only arrived at the opening Grand Slam of the season on Saturday after reaching the quarter-finals of a warm-up tournament in Hobart and being hindered by a delayed flight.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Around that time, probably because of all the garbage, a big, nasty- looking river rat took up residence at 93 Little Hobart Street.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls