Melbourne

English

Etymology

Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English place name Mileburne (Old English mylen (mill) + burne (stream)).

Pronunciation

  • (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/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Mel‧bourne

Proper noun

Melbourne

  1. The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
    Synonyms: Naarm, Narrm
  2. A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A market town and civil parish of South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands.
  5. A village and civil parish of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  6. A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
  8. A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
  9. A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
  10. A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmɛl.βurn], [məlˈβur.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈmɛl.burn], [məlˈbur.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈmɛl.buɾn], [melˈbuɾ.ne]

Proper noun

Melbourne ?

  1. Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Melbourne, from Old English.

Proper noun

Melbourne

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from toponyms]
  2. Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Melbourne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛl.buʁn/

Proper noun

Melbourne f

  1. Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Melbourne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bɛrn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlbɛrn
  • Syllabification: Mel‧bourne

Proper noun

Melbourne n (indeclinable)

  1. Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)

Further reading

Portuguese

Proper noun

Melbourne

  1. Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmelbœrn]

Proper noun

Melbourne m inan (genitive singular Melbournu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Melbourne (the capital of Victoria, Australia)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /melˈbuɾne/ [melˈβ̞uɾ.ne]
  • Rhymes: -uɾne
  • Syllabification: Mel‧bour‧ne

Proper noun

Melbourne m

  1. Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)

Welsh

Proper noun

Melbourne

  1. Melbourne (the capital of Victoria, Australia)
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