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

Example Sentences

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Melbourne

It made the decision by 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan to have his team spend a week in Melbourne to acclimate the correct one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

On Thursday in Melbourne, about nine hours after they arrived, Coach Sean McVay looked and sounded happy that he no longer had to answer questions about the team’s travel strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

It will take place about 10,000 miles from the NFL's New York headquarters, in front of about 100,000 fans at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Max Holleran is a senior lecturer of social policy at the University of Melbourne; Samuel Holleran is a public artist and researcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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