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Brisbane

/ˈbɹɪzbən/

Brisbane proper noun: a large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.

Proper noun

Brisbane

  1. A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
  2. A local government area in Queensland, the largest by population in Australia; in full, the City of Brisbane.
  3. A river that flows through the city in Queensland; in full, the Brisbane River.
  4. A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Brisbane meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

Brisbane in Hindi

Capital of Queensland, Australia
ब्रिस्बेन brisben

Brisbane in Marathi

Capital of Queensland, Australia
ब्रिस्बेन brisben

Brisbane in Urdu

Capital of Queensland, Australia
برسبین brisben

Brisbane in Arabic

Capital of Queensland, Australia
بريزبان brīzbān, بريسبان brīsbān, بْرِيزْبِين brīzbin
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Brisbane in Persian
بریزبن
Brisbane in Thai
บริสเบน brìtbayn
Brisbane in Vietnamese
Brisbane

Synonyms of Brisbane

Origin of Brisbane

From Scottish Gaelic bris (“break, smash”) + Old English bān (“bone”), a nickname given to someone who was often involved in fights, resulting in the breaking of bones. The city and river in Australia are named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1773–1860; governor of New South Wales (which at the time included the area of modern Queensland) from 1821 to 1825.

Words formed from Brisbane

Words that rhyme with Brisbane

Questions about Brisbane

What does Brisbane mean?
Brisbane means a large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
What is Brisbane in Hindi?
Brisbane in Hindi is ब्रिस्बेन (brisben). See Brisbane meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Brisbane?
Brisbane is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Brisbane?
Brisbane is pronounced /ˈbɹɪzbən/.

Words near Brisbane in the dictionary

  1. Brisach
  2. Brisack
  3. brisance
  4. brisances
  5. brisant
  6. Brisbane
  7. Brisbane box
  8. Brisbane Grove
  9. Brisbane lily
  10. Brisbanian
  11. Brisbanians

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Brisbane (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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