Hobart

H4O1B3A1R1T1
/ˈhəʊbɑːt/

proper noun

The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart.

    New recruits receive extensive training in Hobart, typically for about three months.

    2025 October 14, Ima Caldwell, “Cold calling: Australian Antarctic Program seeks hundreds of workers ready for polar-powered adventure”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026
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    It was one of those Hobart spring nights, cold as charity, snow coming down hard on the mountain, the harbour a lather, sleet slapping and scratching at windows and tin roofs like a wild drunk who’s been locked out.

    2013, Richard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Chatto & Windus (2014), page 331
  2. A patronymic English surname transferred from the given name derived from a variant of Hubert.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city and township in Lake County, Indiana.
    2. An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Clam Lake Township, Wexford County, Michigan.
    4. A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
    5. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri, named after Garret Hobart.
    6. A village in the town of Stamford, Delaware County, New York.
    7. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
    8. A city, the county seat of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named after Garret Hobart.
    9. A census-designated place in King County, Washington (state).
    10. A village in Brown County, Wisconsin, named after John Henry Hobart.

Translations

Arabic هُوبَارْت
  • هُوبَارْت (hubart)capital of Tasmania
Chinese Mandarin 霍巴特, 荷巴特
  • 霍巴特 (Huòbātè)capital of Tasmania
  • 荷巴特 (Hébātè)capital of Tasmania
  • 霍巴特 (Huòbātè)surname
  • 荷巴特 (Hébātè)surname
German Hobart
  • Hobartcapital of Tasmania
Hindi होबार्ट
  • होबार्ट (hobārṭ)capital of Tasmania
Japanese ホバート
  • ホバート (Hobāto)capital of Tasmania
Korean 호바트
  • 호바트 (Hobateu)capital of Tasmania
Russian Хо́барт, Хо́барт
  • Хо́барт (Xóbart)capital of Tasmania
  • Хо́барт (Xóbart)surname
Thai โฮบาร์ต
  • โฮบาร์ตcapital of Tasmania

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Hobart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hobart

MLA

“Hobart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hobart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hobart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hobart.

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