Melbourne
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English place name Mileburne (Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmelbn̩/, /ˈmælbn̩/, (city in Victoria) /ˈmɛl.bən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bən/, (Derbyshire town) /ˈmɛl.bɔːn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bɚn/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: Mel‧bourne
Proper noun edit
Melbourne
- The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
- A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A market town and civil parish of South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands.
- A village and civil parish of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
- A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
- A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
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Translations edit
city in Australia
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See also edit
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmɛl.βurn], [məlˈβur.nə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈmɛl.burn], [məlˈbur.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈmɛl.buɾn], [melˈbuɾ.ne]
Proper noun edit
Melbourne ?
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Melbourne, from Old English.
Proper noun edit
Melbourne
- a male given name from English
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Melbourne.
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Melbourne f
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Melbourne.
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Melbourne n (indeclinable)
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Further reading edit
- Melbourne in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
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Melbourne
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
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Melbourne m inan (genitive singular Melbournu, declension pattern of dub)
Spanish edit
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Melbourne m
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
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Welsh edit
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Melbourne