Brisbane

Brisbane

English

Etymology

Named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1773–1860; governor of New South Wales (which at the time included the area of modern Queensland) from 1821 to 1825.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪzbən/ [1]

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• Rhymes: -ɪzbən

Proper noun

Brisbane

1. A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
2. The Brisbane River, a river that flows through the city in Queensland.
3. A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Synonyms

• (Australian city, informal): Brissie, Brizzie; (jocular) Brisvegas

Derived terms

• South Brisbane

Translations

Capital of Queensland, Australia

Arabic: بْرِيزْبِين‎ m (brīzbin) Armenian: Բրիսբեն (hy) (Brisben) Belarusian: Бры́сбен m (Brýsbjen) Bulgarian: Бри́збейн m (Brízbejn) Chinese: Mandarin: 布里斯班 (zh) (Bùlǐsībān) Dutch: Brisbane (nl) Finnish: Brisbane (fi) French: Brisbane (fr) m Georgian: ბრიზბენი (brizbeni) German: Brisbane (de) n Greek: Μπρίσμπεϊν (el) n (Brísmpeïn) Hebrew: בריזביין‎ Hindi: ब्रिस्बेन (brisben) Hungarian: Brisbane Japanese: ブリスベン (Burisuben) Korean: 브리즈번 (Beurijeubeon) Macedonian: Бризбејн m (Brizbejn) Maori: Piripane Mongolian: Брисбэн (Brisben) Persian: بریزبن‎ Portuguese: Brisbane f Russian: Бри́сбен (ru) m (Brísben) Serbo-Croatian: Бризбејн m, Brisbane (sh) m Spanish: Brisbane (es) m Thai: บริสเบน (brìtbayn) Turkish: Brisbane Ukrainian: Брі́сбен m (Brísben) Urdu: برسبین‎ (brisben) Vietnamese: Brisbane Yagara: Meanjin

References

1. 2003, Macquarie ABC Dictionary, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd, page 121, →ISBN

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Brisbane

1. Brisbane (a city, the state capital of Queensland, Australia)

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Spanish

el horizonte de Brisbane desde Kangaroo Point

Proper noun

Brisbane ?

1. Brisbane (the capital of Queensland, Australia)

Derived terms

• brisbanita