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Melbourne

Melbourne

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A large Australian city, capital of Victoria and a major business center
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmɛl.bɜrn/
: Melbourne (Australia)
  • This is the final boarding call for flight LT 606 to Melbourne.
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • Melbourne University
  • the city of Melbourne

We I'll be in Sydney and Melbourne and in Brisbane.

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Examples

  • Anyway, thank you, Nick from Melbourne, Australia.

  • Thousands held protests in Melbourne and Perth on Saturday.

  • And then I got a film in Melbourne, Australia, and I just got here.

  • How long you been in Melbourne for?

  • We took a street art walking tour in Melbourne because they have streets that are designated.

  • In two years, the summer Olympics would be held in Melbourne, Australia.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • We are about to leave Melbourne and our first stop will be Torque, which is technically the start of the Great Ocean Road.

  • She's the director of the Issue for Regenerative Medicine in Melbourne, Australia.

  • That's right, we're going to be in July in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

  • I'm visiting my friend in Melbourne, which is known for its vibrant arts scene.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Melbourne was named after a British leader, Lord Melbourne, whose title came from the small English place name meaning a mill by a burn ('stream'). So the city's name links both to that leader and to the old idea of a 'mill by a stream'.