Sydney

American  

[sid-nee] / ˈsɪd ni /

noun

1. Sir Philip. Sidney, Sir Philip.

2. a seaport in and the capital of New South Wales, in SE Australia.

3. a seaport on NE Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.

4. a male or female given name.

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Sydney ¹ British  

/ ˈsɪdnɪ /

noun

1. a port in SE Australia, capital of New South Wales, on an inlet of the S Pacific: the largest city in Australia and the first British settlement, established as a penal colony in 1788; developed rapidly after 1820 with the discovery of gold in its hinterland; large wool market; three universities. Pop: 3 502 301 (2001)

2. a port in SE Canada, in Nova Scotia on NE Cape Breton Island: capital of Cape Breton Island until 1820, when the island united administratively with Nova Scotia. Pop: 32 286 (2006)

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Sydney ² British  

/ ˈsɪdnɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of (Sir Philip) Sidney

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Sydney Cultural  

1. Largest city in Australia, located in the southeastern part of the country, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean; the capital and largest city of New South Wales state; Australia's chief port and main cultural and industrial center.

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Sydney was founded in 1788 as Australia's first settlement for convicts from Britain.

It was the site of the 2000 summer Olympic Games.

Example Sentences

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai and Taipei all rose at least one percent, while Singapore and Manila were also well up, though Sydney slipped.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Euphoria’s” Season 3 returning cast, clockwise from left: Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie and Sydney Sweeney.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Actors including Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi became bona fide movie stars, complicating schedules and pushing up costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

They placed groups of these tiles in three estuaries in the Sydney region, Brisbane Water, the Hawkesbury River and Port Hacking, near existing oyster reefs where larvae are present.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“It was rented at Sydney Airport. That was giveaway number two.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti