Canberra

Can·berra
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/ˈkænbɹə//ˈkænbəɹə//ˈkæmbɹə/US, also/ˈkænˌbɛɹə/

proper noun

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.

“A new tax policy was announced by Canberra today.”

Originxul kamberra →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.
  2. colloquialmetonymicallyThe Australian federal government.

    A new tax policy was announced by Canberra today.

Origin

  1. xulkamberra“meeting place”
  2. EnglishCanberra

Uncertain. Most commonly said to be from Ngunawal kamberra (“meeting place”). See more theories on Wikipedia.

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Translations

Afrikaans Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Arabic كَانْبِرَا, كَانْبَيرَا
  • كَانْبِرَا (kānbirā)capital city of Australia
  • كَانْبَيرَا (kānbīrā)capital city of Australia
Bengali ক্যানবেরা
  • ক্যানবেরা (kênbera)capital city of Australia
Bulgarian Ка́нбера
  • Ка́нбера (Kánbera)capital city of Australia
Catalan Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Chinese Cantonese 堪培拉
  • 堪培拉 (ham¹ pui⁴ laai¹)capital city of Australia
Chinese Mandarin 堪培拉
  • 堪培拉 (Kānpéilā)capital city of Australia
Czech Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Danish Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Dutch Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Esperanto Kanbero
  • Kanberocapital city of Australia
Estonian Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Finnish Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
French Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
German Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Greek Καμπέρα
  • Καμπέρα (Kampéra)capital city of Australia
Hebrew קַנְבֶּרָה
  • קַנְבֶּרָה (kanbera)capital city of Australia
Hindi कैनबरा
  • कैनबरा (kainbarā)capital city of Australia
Hungarian Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Indonesian Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Italian Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Japanese キャンベラ, カンベラ
  • キャンベラ (Kyanbera)capital city of Australia
  • カンベラ (Kanbera)capital city of Australia
Korean 캔버라
  • 캔버라 (Kaenbeora)capital city of Australia
Latvian Kanbera
  • Kanberacapital city of Australia
Lithuanian Kanbera
  • Kanberacapital city of Australia
Malay Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Māori Kānapera
  • Kānaperacapital city of Australia
Norwegian Bokmål Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Persian کانبرا
  • کانبرا (kânbarâ)capital city of Australia
Polish Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Portuguese Camberra
  • Camberracapital city of Australia
Romanian Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Russian Канбе́рра, Ка́нберра
  • Канбе́рра (Kanbérra)capital city of Australia
  • Ка́нберра (Kánberra)capital city of Australia
Slovak Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Spanish Canberra, Camberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
  • Camberracapital city of Australia
Tamil கான்பரா
  • கான்பரா (kāṉparā)capital city of Australia
Thai แคนเบอร์รา
  • แคนเบอร์รา (kɛɛn-bəə-râa)capital city of Australia
Ukrainian Канбе́рра
  • Канбе́рра (Kanbérra)capital city of Australia
Urdu کینبرا, کینبیرا
  • کینبرا (kainbarā)capital city of Australia
  • کینبیرا (kainberā)capital city of Australia
Vietnamese Canberra
  • Canberracapital city of Australia
Yiddish קאַנבעראַ
  • קאַנבעראַ (kanbera)capital city of Australia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Abercarn
Cite this entry
APA

Canberra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canberra

MLA

“Canberra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canberra. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canberra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canberra.

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