1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Brisbane

Definition of Brisbane in English :

Define Brisbane in English

Brisbane meaning in English

Meaning of Brisbane in English

Pronunciation of Brisbane in English

Brisbane pronunciation in English

Pronounce Brisbane in English

Brisbane

see synonyms of brisbane

Noun

1. brisbane

capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Brisbane

see synonyms of brisbane
noun
a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop: 2 189 878 (2013)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Brisbane

see synonyms of brisbane
capital of Queensland, Australia; seaport on the E coast: pop. 1,455,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Brisbane

see synonyms of brisbane
A city of eastern Australia on the Brisbane River, about 345 km (215 mi) long, near its mouth on Moreton Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. The area was settled in 1824 as a penal colony.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

cookie-cutter

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches