Word.ws English Dictionary

Melbourne

Syllables: Mel·bourneUK/ˈmɛl.bən/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

Australia/ˈmelbn̩/

Melbourne proper noun: the capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).

Proper noun

Melbourne

  1. The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
    • Speaking to reporters at Melbourne airport, their fathers thanked supporters and praised efforts from the Australian government, according to Nine News.2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    Naarm, Narrm
  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.

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

  1. Melba toasts
  2. melbas
  3. Melbecks
  4. Melbergen
  5. Melbourn
  6. Melbourne
  7. Melbourne Airport
  8. Melbourne Beach
  9. Melbourne shuffle
  10. Melbourne shuffles
  11. Melbournian

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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-au-Melbourne.oga.

Cite this entry: “Melbourne.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/melbourne. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.