English Explanatory Dictionary

Melbourne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
  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 in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).
  5. A village and civil parish in 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.
  11. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmelbn̩/ /ˈmælbn̩/ En-au-Melbourne.oga /ˈmɛl.bən/ /ˈmɛl.bɔːn/ /ˈmɛl.bɚn/ /ˈmɛl.bəɾn/ /ˈmɛl.bəɹn/

Word forms

Melbourne

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Naarm Narrm

Related words

Melburnian Melbourn

Derived words

East Melbourne Melba Melbourne Airport Melbourne Beach North Melbourne Port Melbourne South Melbourne West Melbourne
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