Sydney

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Sydney

[ˈsɪd̥ni] US

Rhymes with -ɪdni

Where it comes 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).

proper noun Sydneys · Sidney · Sidny · Cidnee · Cidney · Cydni

uncountable A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia. Sydney Water, Australia's largest water utility, says data centres could use up to 25% of Sydney's drinking water by 2035.
uncountable A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
uncountable A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
Similar: SYD, Syd, Syd.
uncountable An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
countable A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.
countable A unisex given name transferred from the surname. American Eagle released a campaign starring the exceedingly charismatic actress Sydney Sweeney.
Similar: Syd

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: halifax, yarmouth, melbourne, frankfurt, bangkok, moscow, taiyuan, harbin, hangzhou, lhasa, karachi, australia, urumqi, ioc, cleric, tar

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name state capital of New South Wales, Australia

Español	Sídney
한국어	시드니 Sideuni
日本語	シドニー Shidonī
中文	悉尼 Xīní
हिन्दी	सिडनी siḍnī
Português	Sydney, Sidney
Français	Sydney
Deutsch	Sydney
Italiano	Sydney
Ελληνικά	Σύδνεϋ Sýdneÿ, Σίδνεϊ Sídneï
Русский	Си́дней Sídnej, Сидне́й Sidnéj
Tiếng Việt	Xích-ni
العربية	سِيدْنِي sīdnī, سِدْنِي sidnī
עברית	סִידְנִי sídni

name urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada

한국어	시드니 sideuni
中文	悉尼 Xīní
Português	Sydney
Deutsch	Sydney
Русский	Си́дней Sídnej, Сидне́й Sidnéj, Си́дни Sídni

name male given name

中文	悉尼 Xīní, 西德尼 Xīdéní
Português	Sidney, Sídnei, Sidnei, Sydney
Русский	Си́дни Sídni

name female given name

中文	悉妮 Xīní, 西德妮 Xīdéní

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@misc{sydney_2026,
  title = {Sydney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sydney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}