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• a variation of Sidney.

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 variant spelling of (Sir Philip) Sidney

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Sydney ² 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 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.

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Sydney

Jepchirchir won the Sydney race, which became the seventh world major in 2025, by more than three minutes from compatriot Irene Chepet Cheptai.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

In addition to Sydney, her other major wins came at the New York Marathon in 2021, the Boston Marathon in 2022 and the London Marathon in 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Shares in Fortescue—the world’s fourth-largest iron-ore miner by output, ranking behind BHP Group, Rio Tinto and Brazil’s Vale—fell more than 4% in Sydney trading to their lowest level since June 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore, Taipei, Mumbai, Wellington and Manila were all deep in the red.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

For the moment, Sydney was the alpha, and that seemed to be good enough for the others.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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