melbourne
/ˈmelbn̩/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
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A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).
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A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
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A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
Example Sentences
- "Speaking to reporters at Melbourne airport, their fathers thanked supporters and praised efforts from the Australian government, according to Nine News."
Etymology
Named after William Lamb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire; ultimately from Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmelbn̩/
- British English: /ˈmɛl.bən/