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Ad·e·laide

–noun

1.	a city in and the capital of South Australia, in Australia. 882,520.

2.	a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “nobility.”

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A city of southern Australia northwest of Melbourne. A port of entry at the mouth of the Torrens River, it was founded in 1836. Population: 1,070,000.

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Adelaide

fem. proper name, from Fr. Adélaide, from a Gmc. source, cf. O.H.G. Adalhaid, from adal "noble family" + heit "state, rank." The first element + Fr. fem. ending -ine gave the fem. proper name Adeline.

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