Canberra

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Canberra

  • /ˈkænbɹə/
  • /ˈkænbəɹə/
  • /ˈkæmbɹə/
  • /ˈkænˌbɛɹə/ US, also

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: australian capital, yass, manchester, kampala, beijing, australia, australian, hub, capital, act, parliament, government, metropolis, policymaking, headquarters, darwin

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name capital city of Australia

EspañolCanberra, Camberra
한국어캔버라 Kaenbeora
日本語キャンベラ Kyanbera, カンベラ Kanbera
中文堪培拉 Kānpéilā
हिन्दीकैनबरा kainbarā
PortuguêsCamberra
FrançaisCanberra
DeutschCanberra
ItalianoCanberra
ΕλληνικάΚαμπέρα Kampéra
RomânăCanberra
РусскийКанбе́рра Kanbérra, Ка́нберра Kánberra
Tiếng ViệtCanberra
العربيةكَانْبِرَا kānbirā, كَانْبَيرَا kānbīrā
עבריתקַנְבֶּרָה kanbera

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@misc{canberra_2026,
  title = {Canberra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canberra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}