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/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: Mel‧bourne
Proper noun
Melbourne
- The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
- Synonyms: Naarm, Narrm
- 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.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
city in Australia
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See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Melbourne, from Old English.
Proper noun
Melbourne
- a male given name from English [in turn from toponyms]
- Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛl.buʁn/
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bɛrn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlbɛrn
- Syllabification: Mel‧bourne
Further reading
- Melbourne in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmelbœrn]
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /melˈbuɾne/ [melˈβ̞uɾ.ne]
- Rhymes: -uɾne
- Syllabification: Mel‧bour‧ne
Related terms
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