Brisbane

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic bris (“break, smash”) + Old English bān (“bone”), a nickname given to someone who was often involved in fights, resulting in the breaking of bones. The city and river in Australia are named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1773–1860; governor of New South Wales (which at the time included the area of modern Queensland) from 1821 to 1825.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪzbən/[1]
  • Audio (Australia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪzbən
  • (American city in California) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪzbeɪn/

Proper noun

Brisbane

  1. A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
  2. The City of Brisbane, a local government area in Queensland, the largest by population in Australia.
  3. The Brisbane River, a river that flows through the city in Queensland.
  4. A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

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References
  1. 2003, Macquarie ABC Dictionary, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd, page 121, →ISBN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Brisbane

  1. Brisbane (a city, the state capital of Queensland, Australia)

Spanish
el horizonte de Brisbane desde Kangaroo Point

Proper noun

Brisbane m

  1. Brisbane (the capital of Queensland, Australia)

Derived terms
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