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I would love to do well one last time in Melbourne and my dream would be to win Wimbledon and play in the London Olympics.
Kim Clijsters

Meaning of "Melbourne" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MELBOURNE

Melbourne  [ˈmɛlbən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELBOURNE

noun
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conjunction
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Melbourne is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MELBOURNE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne [4][5] is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia.[6] The name "Melbourne" refers to an urban agglomeration area spanning 9,900 km2 that comprises the greater metropolis – as well as being a common name for its metropolitan hub, the Melbourne City Centre. It is a leading financial centre in Australia, as well as the Asia-Pacific region,[7][8] and has been ranked the world's most livable city since 2011, according the Economist Intelligence Unit.[9][10] In 2013 the EIU also ranked Melbourne the fourth most expensive city in the world, tying with Oslo, Norway.[11] Melbourne is rated highly in the areas of education, entertainment, healthcare, research and development, tourism and sports.[9][12] It is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip, with its City Centre situated at the northernmost point of the bay – near to the estuary of the Yarra River.

Definition of Melbourne in the English dictionary

The definition of Melbourne in the dictionary is a port in SE Australia, capital of Victoria, on Port Phillip Bay: the second largest city in the country; settled in 1835 and developed rapidly with the discovery of rich goldfields in 1851; three universities. Pop: 3 160 171.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELBOURNE


Alban
ˈɔːlbən
auburn
ˈɔːbən
bourbon
ˈbɜːbən
Brisbane
ˈbrɪzbən
carbon
ˈkɑːbən
Cuban
ˈkjuːbən
Dearborn
ˈdɪəbən
Durban
ˈdɜːbən
graben
ˈɡrɑːbən
hydrocarbon
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɑːbən
Laban
ˈleɪbən
leben
ˈlɛbən
Lisbon
ˈlɪzbən
Osborne
ˈɒzbən
ribbon
ˈrɪbən
Schwaben
ˈʃvaːbən
stubborn
ˈstʌbən
suburban
səˈbɜːbən
turban
ˈtɜːbən
urban
ˈɜːbən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELBOURNE

Melba
Melba sauce
Melba toast
Melbourne Cup
Melburnian
Melchior
Melchisedech
Melchite
Melchizedek
meld
melder
Meldrew
Meldrewish
Meleager

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELBOURNE

airborne
borne
bourne
Deurne
Eastbourne
Edirne
externe
gerne
Glyndebourne
interne
Lilburne
Marne
moderne
Newry and Mourne
nocturne
Orne
Shelburne
Sterne
Swinburne
winterbourne

Synonyms and antonyms of Melbourne in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Melbourne» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELBOURNE

Find out the translation of Melbourne to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Melbourne from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Melbourne» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墨尔本
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Melbourne
570 millions of speakers

English

Melbourne
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेलबोर्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملبورن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мельбурн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Melbourne
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেলবোর্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Melbourne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melbourne
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Melbourne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メルボルン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멜버른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melbourne
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Melbourne
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெல்போர்ன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेलबर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Melbourne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Melbourne
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Melbourne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мельбурн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Melbourne
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μελβούρνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Melbourne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Melbourne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Melbourne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Melbourne

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELBOURNE»

The term «Melbourne» is very widely used and occupies the 5.922 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Melbourne
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELBOURNE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Melbourne» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Melbourne» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MELBOURNE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Melbourne.
1
Graeme Base
I was born in Amersham, England on 6/4/58. My family moved to Australia when I was eight, and I went to Box Hill High School and then Melbourne High School. I liked to draw and write at school, and I liked books by J.R.R. Tolkien, A.A. Milne and Kenneth Grahame.
2
Marin Cilic
The most special Slam is Wimbledon, of course. But where I feel the best is Melbourne. And you're happy that you're playing. When you get to the middle of the season, everything is week after week, and it's all routine. But when it's Melbourne in January, you are fresh and you want to play. It's nice.
3
Kim Clijsters
I would love to do well one last time in Melbourne and my dream would be to win Wimbledon and play in the London Olympics.
4
Jackie Collins
I have visited Australia several times, and I always try to make a point of going to Melbourne because it's almost my favorite city there, Melbourne and Sydney. But I shouldn't say that because I haven't been everywhere-and I'm very fond of Perth too!
5
Santiago Durango
Our very first gig in Melbourne was a confrontation.
6
Emilie de Ravin
My earliest memory is seeing Michael Jackson in Melbourne with my sister when I was about ten. I still have this souvenir stick with a glove that would light up and make a peace sign in a bunch of different colors. I'm so happy my mom didn't throw that out.
7
Roger Federer
I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
8
Lindsay Fox
My father was a truck driver. That's where it all started, and academically I was a disaster at school. My cousin got his name on the honour board; I, at Melbourne High School, I carved mine on the desk.
9
Lindsay Fox
Initially, I used to cart coke from the West Melbourne Gasworks -12 tonne a day, 150-pound sacks. I'd come home looking like Al Jolson at the end of the day - white teeth, black face... A good hard day's work.
10
Lesley Garrett
I performed in Sydney some years ago for the Sydney Festival and I am just so pleased to be returning to the wonderful Sydney Opera House and also performing in Melbourne for the first time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELBOURNE»

Discover the use of Melbourne in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Melbourne and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Melbourne
Bestselling guide to Lonely Planet's home city Insider tips on attractions, bars, restaurants and shopping from Lonely Planet's Melbourne-based staff Melbourne is the second-most popular destination in Australia (after Sydney) for both ...
Simone Egger, 2006
2
Melbourne
Cut to the chase with this indispensable guide to all things edible, drinkable, seeable and wearable. - 24-page colour map section to the city and inner suburbs - restaurant section to satisfy the most discerning of palates - Melbourne by ...
David McClymont, 2000
3
Melbourne
A year in Melbourne's city life told in diary form, this contemporary and personal portrait depicts major events from the Australian heat wave, which culminated in more than 400 bushfires, to the destructive deluge of a hailstorm.
Sophie Cunningham, 2012
4
Melbourne
Melbourne's bustling laneways and tree-lined streets are renowned for their incredible choice of places to eat and drink - from stylish sidewalk cafes and dark, hidden-away bars to elegant award-winning restaurants and cheap and cheerful ...
Harden, Michael
5
Big Shots: Inside Melbourne's Gangland Wars
In this fully updated edition, taking in the events of 2010, including the murder of Carl Williams, Big Shots takes the reader into the heart of the city's multibillion-dollar 'disorganised crime' scene, as Shand meets the key figures and ...
Adam Shand, 2011
6
Fishing Guide to Melbourne and Surrounds
The Fishing Guide to Melbourne is a complete guide to fishing around Melbourne.
Rex Hunt, 2008
7
Gangland Melbourne
Along the way, tales of Melbourne's talented standover men, contract killers, robbers, conmen, brothel keepers, biker gangs, drug dealers and corrupt cops offer an extraordinary insight into this colourful and mysterious world.
James Morton, Susanna Lobez, 2011
8
Melbourne: A Biography of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
' Philip Ziegler, from his Preface First published in 1976, Philip Ziegler's Melbourne drew on hitherto unused material and made an unprecedently searching assessment of the eminent Whig statesman of the 1830s/40s.
Philip Ziegler, 2013
9
The Birth of Melbourne
'For me, a story is always more vivid when I can marry it to a particular place…I recommend this book to anyone with an affection for Melbourne and a lively interest in its past.' Martin Flanagan, Age
Tim Flannery, 2010
10
Frommer's Melbourne Free and Dirt Cheap: 320 Free Events, ...
This is a list of the very best of Melbourne that is free or nearly free for those who want to have a good time on the cheap.
Lee Mylne, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELBOURNE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Melbourne is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Melbourne train timetable with extra peak services scrapped …
Photo: A new Melbourne train timetable would have removed Frankston line trains from the city loop. (ABC News: Stephanie Anderson). «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Punt Road golden elm is Melbourne's most emailed tree - ABC …
A golden elm on congested Punt Road is Melbourne's most emailed tree, with motorists using a council-run website to thank it for brightening ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
3
Trackwork Confidential: Melbourne | Herald Sun
The battle for the Melbourne Jockey's Premiership continues at the Bendigo midweek meeting on Wednesday where both Craig Williams and ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Besgate times entry perfectly into hot Melbourne market | afr.com
Shanghai-based private developer Besgate's managing director Justin Gao moved swiftly to put his foot on several Melbourne development ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
Melbourne prices hit record mark - Your Investment Property
New figures from Victoria's peak real estate body show house prices in Melbourne have climbed to record highs. According to the figures from ... «Your Investment Property Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Developers target sites south of Melbourne CBD
Developer demand continues to drive sales south of the city as a small South Melbourne warehouse with the potential for an 18-level tower ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Melbourne Rebels sign Irish international Jamie Hagan for two years
Melbourne Rebels have signed their third international player in three days, adding Irish tighthead prop Jamie Hagan on a two-year deal. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Salmonella outbreak linked to Melbourne hotel's high tea - The Age
Katherine K treated herself to High Tea at the Langham Hotel to cheer up following her grandma's death but what she got instead was more ... «The Age, Jul 15»
9
Cigarette machine stolen from Melbourne pub - Sky News
Two people have forced their way into a Melbourne pub and walked out with a cigarette machine. The offenders forced open a glass door to an ... «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»
10
Brad Scott says North Melbourne must bank the win to celebrate …
NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott has described Brent Harvey as an icon of the club ahead of the veteran's 400-game milestone this ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

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