Melbourne
Syllables: Mel·bourneUK/ˈmɛl.bən/
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Australia/ˈmelbn̩/
Melbourne proper noun: the capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
Proper noun
Melbourne
- The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
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- 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 in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).
- A village and civil parish in 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.
- A surname.
Melbourne meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Melbourne in Hindi
- city in Victoria, Australia
- मेलबॉर्न melbŏrn
Melbourne in Tamil
- city in Victoria, Australia
- மெல்பேர்ண் melpērṇ
Melbourne in Marathi
- city in Victoria, Australia
- मेलबर्न melbarna
Melbourne in Urdu
- city in Victoria, Australia
- ملبورن melborn
More languagesFewer languages
- Melbourne in Bengali
- মেলবোর্ন melbōrno
- Melbourne in Arabic
- مِلْبُورْن or مِيلْبُورْن milbūrn
- Melbourne in Persian
- ملبورن melborn
- Melbourne in Thai
- เมลเบิร์น mel-bəən
- Melbourne in Vietnamese
- Miêu Bìn, Mai Bình
- Melbourne in Myanmar
- မဲလ်ဘုန်း mailbhun:
Synonyms of Melbourne
Origin of Melbourne
Named after William Lamb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire; ultimately from Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).
Words formed from Melbourne
Phrases with Melbourne
Questions about Melbourne
- What does Melbourne mean?
- Melbourne means the capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
- What is Melbourne in Hindi?
- Melbourne in Hindi is मेलबॉर्न (melbŏrn). See Melbourne meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Melbourne?
- Melbourne is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Melbourne?
- Melbourne is pronounced /ˈmelbn̩/ (Australia).
Words near Melbourne in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Melbourne (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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Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-au-Melbourne.oga.
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