Melbourne

[ mel-bern ]

/ ˈmɛl bərn /

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noun

2nd Viscount. William Lamb.

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

a city on the E coast of Florida.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Melbourne

Mel·bur·ni·an

[mel-bur-nee-uhn], /mɛlˈbɜr ni ən/, noun, adjective

Words nearby Melbourne

melatonin, melaxuma, Melba, Melba sauce, Melba toast, Melbourne, Melbourne Cup, Melburnian, Melchers, Melchiades, Melchior

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How to use Melbourne in a sentence

The early plans call for most events to take place in Brisbane with others being staged along the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, plus some soccer matches in Sydney, Melbourne and other venues.
Olympic officials targeting return to Australia for 2032 Games|Rick Maese|February 24, 2021|Washington Post
“Come From Away” is playing at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre, and this week, the two-part “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is scheduled to open at the city’s Princess Theatre.
Missing Broadway? In Sydney, the lights are still on for ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Frozen’ and more.|Peter Marks|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
“There’s certainly some merit to the argument that Murdoch and the conservative side of the politics are close here,” Johan Lidberg, a media professor at Monash University in Melbourne, said in an interview.
Facebook’s brazen attempt to crush regulations in Australia may backfire|Elizabeth Dwoskin, Gerrit De Vynck|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
Despite the event’s early timing, top-ranked players have fared better at the Australian Open — which started Monday in Melbourne — than at any of tennis’s other three major championships.
The Australian Open Isn’t All That Friendly To Underdogs|Jonathon Braden|February 12, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

Those proposals stemmed from some players’ complaints about hotel conditions after they arrived in Melbourne.
Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, out of quarantine, thankful to play in front of thousands of fans|Glynn A. Hill|January 30, 2021|Washington Post
From a pediatric ICU in Melbourne, Australia, to an elevator in Brooklyn, we see just how harmful refusing to vaccinate can be.
Hey Anti-Vaxxers, Watch NOVA: Vaccines--Calling the Shots|Russell Saunders|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Kiev-Dubai-Perth-Melbourne,” the 31-year-old mother of two reported of her route on Emirates airline.
‘There Are People Who Should Live’: Good Confronts Evil in Ukraine|Michael Daly|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist at Melbourne University and has written for Slate, Time, and elsewhere.
Girls Love Science. We Tell Them Not To.|Tauriq Moosa|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was in Melbourne and I was sitting in the back of the audience with my wife.
The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’|Richard Porton|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Previously, he visited Melbourne and Sydney in January 2010.
Prince George To Accompany Will and Kate on Trip Down Under|Tom Sykes|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How many in Melbourne injure wealth and brain, I leave to more skilled and morose critics.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
I had known him well in Melbourne where he helped me more than anyone else to get the hang of the Australian system.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
One day he accidentally let slip some words about Melbourne, which he could not well have done unless he had seen the place.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
His body was found more than twenty-four hours after his death, in the harbour at Melbourne.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
For one thing, an old articled clerk of mine went to Melbourne some years ago, and succeeded in getting a practice there.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking

British Dictionary definitions for Melbourne (1 of 2)

Melbourne¹

/ (ˈmɛlbən) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for Melbourne (2 of 2)

Melbourne²

/ (ˈmɛlbən) /

noun

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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Cultural definitions for Melbourne

Melbourne

[ (mel-buhrn) ]

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.