English Explanatory Dictionary

Sydney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
  2. A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
  3. A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
  5. A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.
  6. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Pronunciation

[ˈsɪd̥ni] En-au-Sydney.ogg

Word forms

Sydney Sydneys Sidney

Etymology

For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).

Synonyms

SYD Syd.

Derived words

Sydneysider Sydney Olympic Park Shitney Sydneian Sydnesian Sydneyan Sydneyite North Sydney SYD Syd.
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