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sydney

[ˈsɪd̥ni]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
Syd-ney
IPA
[ˈsɪd̥ni]
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.

Uncountable

name

A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.

Uncountable

name

A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.

Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.

Countable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈsɪd̥ni]

Usage

Inflected Forms

Sydneys (plural) Sidney (alternative)

Derived Forms

Sydneysider Shitney Sydneian Sydnesian Sydneyan Sydneyite SYD Syd.

Phrases

North Sydney Sydney Olympic Park

Synonyms

SYD Syd.

Rhymes With

kidney sidney gidney

Questions

How do you pronounce sydney?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈsɪd̥ni].
What does sydney mean?
A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
Where does sydney come from?
For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).

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