Melbourne
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bərn noun
1.
2nd Viscount, Lamb, William.
2.
a seaport in and the capital of Victoria, in SE Australia.
3.
a city on the E coast of Florida.
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noun
1.
the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
2.
1819–1901, queen of Great Britain 1837–1901; empress of India 1876–1901.
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a state in SE Australia. 87,884 sq. mi. (227,620 sq. km). Capital: Melbourne.
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a seaport in and the capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in SW Canada.
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a city in S Texas.
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a port in and the capital of the Seychelles.
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Also called Victoria Nyanza. a lake in E central Africa, in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya: second largest freshwater lake in the world; source of the White Nile. About 26,828 sq. mi. (69,485 sq. km).
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a mountain on E New Guinea, in SE Papua New Guinea, in the Owen Stanley Range. 13,240 feet (4036 meters).
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( lowercase ) a low, light, four-wheeled carriage with a calash top, a seat for two passengers, and a perch in front for the driver.
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( lowercase ) an open touring car having a folding top that usually covers only the rear seat.
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( lowercase ) any of several large-leaved water lilies of the genus Victoria. Compare royal water lily.
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a female given name.
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World English Dictionary
Melbourne1 (ˈmɛlbən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 (2001) | |
| Melbourne2 (ˈmɛlbən) | |
| —n | |
| William Lamb, 2nd Viscount. 1779--1848; Whig prime minister (1834; 1835--41). He was the chief political adviser to the young Queen Victoria | |
| victoria (vɪkˈtɔːrɪə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood, two passenger seats, and a seat in front for the driver |
| 2. | (Brit) Also called: victoria plum a large sweet variety of plum, red and yellow in colour |
| 3. | any South American giant water lily of the genus Victoria, having very large floating leaves and large white, red, or pink fragrant flowers: family Nymphaeaceae |
| [C19: all named after Queen | |
| Victoria1 (vɪkˈtɔːrɪə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a state of SE Australia: part of New South Wales colony until 1851; semiarid in the northwest, with the Great Dividing Range in the centre and east and the Murray River along the N border. Capital: Melbourne. Pop: 4 947 985 (2003 est). Area: 227 620 sq km (87 884 sq miles) |
| 2. | Lake Victoria, Victoria Nyanza a lake in East Africa, in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, at an altitude of 1134 m (3720 ft): the largest lake in Africa and second largest in the world; drained by the Victoria Nile. Area: 69 485 sq km (26 828 sq miles) |
| 3. | a port in SW Canada, capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island: founded in 1843 by the Hudson's Bay Company; made capital of British Columbia in 1868; university (1963). Pop: 288 346 (2001) |
| 4. | the capital of the Seychelles, a port on NE Mahé. Pop: 25 500 (2004 est) |
| 5. | an urban area in S China, part of Hong Kong, on N Hong Kong Island: financial and administrative district; university (1911); the name tends not to be used officially since reunification of Hong Kong with China in 1997 |
| 6. | Mount Victoria a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft) |
| Victoria2 (vɪkˈtɔːrɪə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 1819--1901, queen of the United Kingdom (1837--1901) and empress of India (1876--1901). She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1840). Her sense of vocation did much to restore the prestige of the British monarchy |
| 2. | Tomás Luis de. ?1548--1611, Spanish composer of motets and masses in the polyphonic style |
| Victoria3 (vɪkˈtɔːrɪə) | |
| —n | |
| Greek counterpart: Nike the Roman goddess of victory | |
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Cultural Dictionary
Melbourne [(mel-buhrn)]Second-largest city in Australia, located on the country's southern coast; the capital of Victoria state and the largest city in the state; a financial and commercial center.
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