Melbourne

American  

[mel-bern] / ˈmɛl bərn /

noun

1. 2nd Viscount. William Lamb.

2. a seaport in and the capital of Victoria, in SE Australia.

3. a city on the E coast of Florida.

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Melbourne ¹ British  

/ ˈmɛlbən /

noun

1. William Lamb , 2nd Viscount. 1779–1848; Whig prime minister (1834; 1835–41). He was the chief political adviser to the young Queen Victoria

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Melbourne ² British  

/ ˈmɛlbən /

noun

1. a port in SE Australia, capital of Victoria, on Port Phillip Bay: the second largest city in the country; settled in 1835 and developed rapidly with the discovery of rich goldfields in 1851; three universities. Pop: 3 160 171 (2001)

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Melbourne Cultural  

1. Second-largest city in Australia, located on the country's southern coast; the capital of Victoria state and the largest city in the state; a financial and commercial center.

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Other Word Forms

• Melburnian
  noun

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Example Sentences

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Melbourne

They then face England in a one-off Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 11 March, celebrating 150 years of the Ashes, prior to the Indian Premier League.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

In August her lawyers argued before the Court of Appeal in Melbourne that she had suffered a miscarriage of justice.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I was babying it, like fine china,” says the Melbourne, Australia, resident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Haines remains in a serious but stable condition in a Melbourne hospital as of Monday morning.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Krakow’s gone. They aren’t answering. And after Melbourne and Vancouver...” said the man with the mustache.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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