Canberra

American  

[kan-ber-uh, -ber-uh] / ˈkæn bɛr ə, -bər ə /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Australia, in the SE part, in the Australian Capital Territory.

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Canberra British  

/ ˈkænbərə, -brə /

noun

1. the capital of Australia, in Australian Capital Territory: founded in 1913 as a planned capital. Pop: 309 799 (2001)

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Canberra Cultural  

1. Capital of Australia, located in southeastern Australia.

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Canberra

Australia's foreign ministry summoned Laos' ambassador in Canberra.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Canberra summoned the Laos ambassador and dispatched an envoy to Laos to convey the government's objections and urge justice for the two Australian women who died, the government said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Bran Black, chief executive of the Business Council of Australia says it was pleasing that the government is prioritizing the development of AI policy, while establishing an AI Office in Canberra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

On 5 January, Fery retired injured in qualifying for a Challenger tournament in Canberra, on the lowest rung of the professional tour.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

In this sense the place was like modern purpose-built political capitals, such as Washington, D.C., or Canberra, Australia, with sanctifying civic monuments to compensate for a lack of real history.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro