Melbourne
English
Etymology
Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English place name Mileburne (Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”)).
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlbn̩/, /ˈmælbn̩/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bən/ in Victoria, IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bɔːn/ in Derbyshire
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.bɚn/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: Mel‧bourne
Proper noun
Melbourne
- The state capital of Victoria, Australia.
- A Georgian market town in Derbyshire, located in the East Midlands of the United Kingdom.
- A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A township municipality in Quebec, Canada.
- A small city in Arkansas, USA, and the county seat of Izard County.
- An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, USA, previously spelt Melburne.
- A city in Brevard County, Florida, USA.
- A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, USA.
- A small home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, USA.
Translations
city in Australia
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Catalan
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Melbourne, from Old English.
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