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Canberra

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Can·ber·ra  (knbr-, -br)
The capital of Australia, in the southeast part of the country. Settled in 1824, it replaced Melbourne as the capital in 1908. Population: 368,000.
Canberra [ˈkænbərə -brə]
n
(Placename) the capital of Australia, in Australian Capital Territory: founded in 1913 as a planned capital. Pop.: 306 600 (1998 est.)
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Noun1.Canberra - the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
Australian capital, capital of Australia
Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
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Canberra [ˈkænbərə] N → Canberra f
Canberra [ˈkænbərə] n → Canberra
Canberra [ˈkænbərə] n → Canberra


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