Canberra

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English

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Etymology

Uncertain. Most commonly said to be from Ngunawal kamberra (“meeting place”). See more theories on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkænbɹə/, /ˈkænbəɹə/, /ˈkæmbɹə/,
  • (US, also) IPA(key): /ˈkænˌbɛɹə/
  • Hyphenation: Can‧berra
  • Hyphenation: Can‧ber‧ra

Proper noun

Canberra

  2. The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.
  3. (colloquial, metonymically) The Australian federal government.
    A new tax policy was announced by Canberra today.

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Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Canberra

  1. Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canberra f (relational adjective canberrský)

  1. Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)

Declension

Declension of Canberra (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Canberra
genitive Canberry
dative Canbeře
accusative Canberru
vocative Canberro
locative Canbeře
instrumental Canberrou

Further reading

  • “Canberra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.bɛ.ʁa/ ~ /kɑ̃.be.ʁa/, /kan.bɛ.ʁa/ ~ /kan.be.ʁa/

Proper noun

Canberra f

  1. Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)

Italian

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Proper noun

Canberra f

  1. Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)

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Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Canberra, from Ngunawal kamberra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈbɛ.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: Can‧be‧rra

Proper noun

Canberra f

  1. Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)

Declension

Declension of Canberra
singular
nominative Canberra
genitive Canberry
dative Canberrze
accusative Canberrę
instrumental Canberrą
locative Canberrze
vocative Canberro

Derived terms

(adjective):
(nouns):

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Canberra.

Proper noun

Canberra

  1. Alternative form of Camberra

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canberra f (genitive singular Canberry, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)

References

  • “Canberra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamˈbera/
  • Rhymes: -era
  • Syllabification: Can‧be‧rra

Proper noun

Canberra ?

  1. Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)
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