Meanings
proper noun
- A town in the Northern Territory, in central Australia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Named by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Lady Alice Todd (née Alice Gillam Bell), wife of the telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian А́лис Спрингс
- А́лис Спрингс (Ális Springs)town in Northern Territory
Chinese Mandarin 愛麗斯泉 /爱丽斯泉, 艾麗斯斯普林斯 /艾丽斯斯普林斯
- 愛麗斯泉 /爱丽斯泉 (Àilìsī Quán)town in Northern Territory
- 艾麗斯斯普林斯 /艾丽斯斯普林斯 (Àilìsīsīpǔlínsī)town in Northern Territory
Dutch Alice Springs
- Alice Springstown in Northern Territory
Finnish Alice Springs
- Alice Springstown in Northern Territory
Russian А́лис-Спри́нгс
- А́лис-Спри́нгс (Ális-Spríngs)town in Northern Territory
Cite this entry
APA
Alice Springs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20Springs
MLA
“Alice Springs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20Springs. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alice Springs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20Springs.
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