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Meaning of "Ballarat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALLARAT

Ballarat  [ˈbæləˌræt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALLARAT

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determiner
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Ballarat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BALLARAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ballarat

Ballarat

Ballarat /ˈbæləræt/ is a city located on the Yarrowee River and lower western plains of the Great Dividing Range in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately 105 kilometres west-north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is the third most populous urban area in the state, with a population of 85,935 It is the state's most populated inland settlement, and fifth most populated inland settlement in Australia. People from Ballarat are referred to as Ballaratians or Ballafornians. The City of Ballarat local government area encompasses both the Greater Ballarat urban area and outlying towns with an area of 740 square kilometres and has an urban area population of 93,501. Ballarat is its most populous urban centre, seat of local government and administrative centre. It was named by Scottish squatter Archibald Yuille who established the first settlement—his sheep run called Ballaarat—in 1837, with the name derived from local Wathaurong Aboriginal words for the area, balla arat, thought to mean "resting place". The present spelling was officially adopted by the City of Ballarat in 1996.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALLARAT


Ararat
ˈærəˌræt
aristocrat
ˈærɪstəˌkræt
brat
bræt
democrat
ˈdɛməˌkræt
frat
fræt
Montserrat
ˌmɒntsəˈræt
muskrat
ˈmʌskˌræt
nacarat
ˈnækəˌræt
plutocrat
ˈpluːtəˌkræt
prat
præt
pratt
præt
rat
ræt
scrat
skræt
searat
ˈsiːˌræt
surat
sjuːˈræt
technocrat
ˈteknəkræt
trat
træt
ziggurat
ˈzɪɡʊˌræt
zikkurat
ˈzɪkʊˌræt
zikurat
ˈzɪkʊˌræt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALLARAT

Ballance
ballant
Ballantyne
Ballard
Ballardian
ballast
ballaster
ballat
ballbreaker
ballcarrier
ballclay
ballcock
baller
ballerina
Ballesteros

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALLARAT

apparat
baccarat
Bharat
Bundesrat
bureaucrat
carat
curat
Gujarat
Herat
hood rat
Irian Barat
karat
Madhya Bharat
mall rat
Marat
mukhabarat
Murat
pack rat
quadrat
smell a rat

Synonyms and antonyms of Ballarat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ballarat» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

巴拉瑞特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ballarat
570 millions of speakers

English

Ballarat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेलारट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالارات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Балларат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ballarat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ballarat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ballarat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ballarat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ballarat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バララト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밸 러랫
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ballarat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ballarat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல கடவுட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉलरेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ballarat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ballarat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ballarat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Балларат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ballarat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ballarat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ballarat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ballarat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ballarat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ballarat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALLARAT»

The term «Ballarat» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALLARAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ballarat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLARAT»

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Becoming Australians: The Movement Towards Federation in ...
In 2001, Australia will celebrate the centenary of federation, but what does this really mean? These years of rapid technological and social change demand fresh perspectives on how the past has shaped the present and the future.
K. T. Livingston, Richard Jordan, Gay Sweely, 2001
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Murder on the Ballarat Train: A Phryne Fisher Mystery
When the 1920s’ most glamorous lady detective, the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, arranges to go to Ballarat for the week, she eschews the excitement of her red Hispano-Suiza racing car for the sedate safety of the train.
Kerry Greenwood, 2012
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International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania
Contact: Ballarat Tourist Information Centre Sturt and Albert Streets North Ballarat 3350, Victoria Australia (53) 32 2694 Dallarat is Australia's largest inland city in the southern region of Victoria's central highlands. Recorded history indicates ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1996
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Government Gazette
The place of operations is at Eureka, Ballarat East. 3. The registered office of the company will be situated at No. 6 Vale's Corner, Ballarat. 4. The value of the company's property, including claim, is Fifteen hundred pounds (£1500). 5.
Victoria, 1877
5
Last Tram at Eleven: Tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong
The story of Victoria's provincial tramway systems at Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong have never been told before in such detail in one book.
William F. Scott, 2008
6
Beside the Lake: A Ballarat Childhood
This book ranges over the myriad ways in which this child's imagination was nourished.
Mary Steele, 2000
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Ballarat Views
A pictorial history of the City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, including Grand views, city buildings, Sebatopol, Ballarat east, Wendouree and Eureka inlcluding many beautiful photographs never before published.
Dorothy Wickham, 2012
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The Pope's Battalions: Santamaria, Catholicism and the Labor ...
Many Ballarat identities played leading roles in the unfolding drama. The city's Catholic bishop, James O'Collins, was a leading clerical supporter of Santamaria's Movement. The federal MP for Ballarat, Bob Joshua, was one of the seven ...
Ross Fitzgerald, Adam James Carr, William J. Dealy, 2003
9
The Bibliography of Australian Literature
Fiction Trinity of Man: reflections in phantasy Ballarat, Vic: Haisman and Gazzard, [1896]. Religious sketches. mensl A Visit to Topis, and How the Science of Hereditary Is Practised There Ballarat, Vic: Berry Anderson, 1897. Novella. evsl ...
John Arnold, John Hay, Kerry Kilner, 2008
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Mineral Statistics of Victoria for the Year ...
195 The Captain Hepburn G. M. Co. No Liability 1,330 1 3 Parish of Smeaton. Ballarat Ballarat 196 G. C. Robinson and another 0 3 10 Ballarat. 197 G. C. Robinson 8 1 8 Parish of Ballarat.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLARAT»

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Bacchus Marsh prepared for season-defining month as it looks to …
Bacchus Marsh is three games into a run of fixtures which will decide whether its 14-year Ballarat Football League finals drought finally comes ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
More than 46000 ounces of gold produced in Ballarat
Marty Adams General Manager of Castlemaine Goldfields Ballarat Gold Project says 46,039 ounces of gold have been produced. Marty has ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Ballarat breakfast report | July 3, 2015
IT COULD take months to fix Ballarat's barely functioning train service unless the government makes significant changes to its rail plan. «Ballarat Courier, Jul 15»
4
Missing Ballarat gold prospector Mervyn Weightman found dead …
Police are preparing a report for the coroner after a missing Ballarat gold prospector was found dead yesterday. Officers found Mervyn ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
5
Apprentice Michael Dee rides career-best four winners at Ballarat
Apprentice Michael Dee rides career-best four winners at Ballarat ... had the best day of his career with four winners at Ballarat on Wednesday. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Nolen suspended at Ballarat
Nolen, who has been booked for six rides at Mornington on Thursday and five rides at Caulfield on Saturday, will begin the suspension at ... «Racing.com, Jul 15»
7
Teenager hit and killed by car in Ballarat
Patrick attended Ballarat Secondary College, leaving earlier this year, and was an enthusiastic member of the Ballarat Roller Derby League ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
8
Fawkner's sister set for Ballarat debut
Robert Smerdon would be surprised if well-related filly Fife does not do the family proud, but he's not convinced Wednesday is the day she will ... «Racing.com, Jun 15»
9
Drug rehabilitation program receives funding
There's new hope for ice and other drug addicts in the Ballarat and Grampians region now that a local pilot program has been funded to ... «ABC Local, Jun 15»
10
Ill Damien Oliver to miss Ballarat meeting
Melbourne jockeys' premiership contender Damien Oliver will not be riding at Ballarat on Wednesday due to illness. Oliver is two wins behind ... «Bloodstock.com.au, Jun 15»

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