Definition of Melbourne

1. Noun. A resort town in east central Florida.

Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Everglade State, Fl, Florida, Sunshine State

2. Noun. The capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center.
Generic synonyms: State Capital
Group relationships: Victoria

Definition of Melbourne

1. Proper noun. State capital of Victoria (Australia). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melbourne

Melanitta
Melanitta nigra
Melanochroi
Melanogrammus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Melanoplus
Melanotis
Melanotis caerulescens
Melanthiaceae
Melastoma malabathricum
Melastomaceae
Melastomataceae
Melb
Melba
Melba toast
Melbourne (current term)
Melbournite
Melbournites
Melburnian
Melburnians
Melchior
Melchior syndrome
Melchiors
Melchite
Melchizedek
Melchizedeks
Meleagrididae
Meleagris gallopavo
Melekeok
Meleney's gangrene

Literary usage of Melbourne

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"Melbourne. Chemist and Druggist of Australasia, i The Emu, Melbourne ... Melbourne. Record of Results of Observations of Melbourne Observatory. ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"When the first Catholic Bishop of Melbourne was consecrated in 1848, the present metropolis, from which the see takes its name, was known as the Port Philip ..."

3. The Letters of Queen Victoria, a Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence by Victoria (1907)
"Ever your truly devoted Niece and Child, VICTORIA RPS— O'Connell's being pronounced guilty is a great triumph.1 Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria. ..."

4. The Letters of Queen Victoria, a Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence by Victoria (1907)
"Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty, with many thanks ... Lord Melbourne believes that your Majesty is quite right in saying that Lord ..."

5. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Brougham continued chancellor when Lord Melbourne took office. ... He considered, probably not without reason, that Melbourne had deceived him ..."

6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"It occupies the two hills of East Melbourne and West Melbourne; the valley that separates them, once occupied by a densely wooded little stream, ..."

7. The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. and King by Charles Greville (1875)
"[The first Administration of Lord Melbourne was thus constituted: Lord Chancellor. ... Viscount Melbourne. Lord President . Marquis of Lansdowne. ..."

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