Melbourne

Mel·bourne
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Australia/ˈmelbn̩//ˈmælbn̩/UK/ˈmɛl.bən/UK/ˈmɛl.bɔːn/

proper noun

The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).

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    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.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).

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NaarmNarrm

Origin

Named after William Lamb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire; ultimately from Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Arabic مِلْبُورْن or مِيلْبُورْن
  • مِلْبُورْن or مِيلْبُورْن (milbūrn)city in Victoria, Australia
Bengali মেলবোর্ন
  • মেলবোর্ন (melbōrno)city in Victoria, Australia
Bulgarian Ме́лбърн
  • Ме́лбърн (Mélbărn)city in Victoria, Australia
Catalan Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Chinese Cantonese 墨爾本 /墨尔本
  • 墨爾本 /墨尔本 (mak⁶ ji⁵ bun²)city in Victoria, Australia
Chinese Mandarin 墨爾本 /墨尔本, 貓本 /猫本
  • 墨爾本 /墨尔本 (Mò'ěrběn)city in Victoria, Australia
  • 貓本 /猫本 (Māoběn)city in Victoria, Australia
Dutch Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Esperanto Melburno
  • Melburnocity in Victoria, Australia
Finnish Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
French Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
German Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Greek Μελβούρνη
  • Μελβούρνη (Melvoúrni)city in Victoria, Australia
Hebrew מֶלְבּוֹרְן
  • מֶלְבּוֹרְן (melburn)city in Victoria, Australia
Hindi मेलबॉर्न
  • मेलबॉर्न (melbŏrn)city in Victoria, Australia
Hungarian Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Italian Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Japanese メルボルン
  • メルボルン (Meruborun)city in Victoria, Australia
Korean 멜버른, 멜번
  • 멜버른 (Melbeoreun)city in Victoria, Australia
  • 멜번 (Melbeon)city in Victoria, Australia
Latin Melburnia
  • Melburniacity in Victoria, Australia
Persian ملبورن
  • ملبورن (melborn)city in Victoria, Australia
Polish Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Portuguese Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Russian Ме́льбурн
  • Ме́льбурн (Mélʹburn)city in Victoria, Australia
Spanish Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Swedish Melbourne
  • Melbournecity in Victoria, Australia
Tamil மெல்பேர்ண்
  • மெல்பேர்ண் (melpērṇ)city in Victoria, Australia
Thai เมลเบิร์น
  • เมลเบิร์น (mel-bəən)city in Victoria, Australia
Ukrainian Ме́льбурн
  • Ме́льбурн (Mélʹburn)city in Victoria, Australia
Urdu ملبورن
  • ملبورن (melborn)city in Victoria, Australia
Vietnamese Miêu Bìn, Mai Bình
  • Miêu Bìncity in Victoria, Australia
  • Mai Bìnhcity in Victoria, Australia
Yiddish מעלבאָרן
  • מעלבאָרן (melborn)city in Victoria, Australia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Melbourne on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.