Melburnian

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noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Melbournite
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Meanings

nounMelburnian (plural Melburnians)

plural Melburnians · alternative Melbournian

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

    Synonyms: Melbournite

adjectiveMelburnian (comparative more Melburnian, superlative most Melburnian)

comparative more Melburnian · superlative most Melburnian · alternative Melbournian

  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Similar
Melbournite
Also see
melbournite

Origin

From the Latin name for Melbourne, Melburnia, + -ian. The term can be traced back to 1876, when the case for Melburnian over Melbournian was made in the Melbourne Grammar School publication, the Melburnian. 'The diphthong, ‘ou’ is not a Latin diphthong: hence, we argued this way, Melburnia would be [the] Latin form of name, and from it comes Melburnian.'

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 墨爾本人 /墨尔本人, 墨爾本的 /墨尔本的
  • 墨爾本人 /墨尔本人 (Mò'ěrběnrén)native of Melbourne
  • 墨爾本的 /墨尔本的 (Mò'ěrběn de)relating to Melbourne
Finnish melbournelainen, melbournelainen
  • melbournelainennative of Melbourne
  • melbournelainenrelating to Melbourne
German Melbourner, Melbournerin
  • Melbournernative of Melbourne
  • Melbournerinnative of Melbourne
  • Melbournerrelating to Melbourne
Japanese メルボルン人
  • メルボルン人 (Meruborun-jin)native of Melbourne
Latin Melburniensis
  • Melburniensisrelating to Melbourne
Russian ме́льбурнец, ме́льбурнка
  • ме́льбурнец (mélʹburnec)native of Melbourne
  • ме́льбурнка (mélʹburnka)native of Melbourne
  • ме́льбурнский (mélʹburnskij)relating to Melbourne
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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