Can·ber·ra (k n b r-, -b r ) 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]
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(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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| Noun | 1. |  Canberra - the capital of Australia; located in southeastern AustraliaAustralia, 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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