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

Is it realistic to hope they can compete this year or is being best of the rest, as Lando Norris was in Melbourne, the best they will be able to do?

From BBC

“We feel a lot of contentment coming away from Melbourne today,” Wolff said.

From The Wall Street Journal

People in F1 went to Melbourne nervous about what the first race of the season would throw up.

From BBC

McLaren's Lando Norris, the world champion, said after qualifying sixth in Melbourne: "We've come from the best cars ever made in Formula 1, and the nicest to drive, to probably the worst."

From BBC

“We can’t rely on turning up to our first Grand Prix in Melbourne and race on the Monday when everyone else is racing on the Sunday.”

From The Wall Street Journal