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Melbourne [ˈmɛlbən] n (Placename) a port in SE Australia, capital of Victoria, on Port Phillip Bay: the second largest city in the country; settled in 1835 and developed rapidly with the discovery of rich goldfields in 1851; three universities. Pop.: 2 865 329 (1998 est.) Melbourne2 n
(Biographies / Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (1779-1848) M, British, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: prime minister) William Lamb, 2nd Viscount. 1779-1848; Whig prime minister (1834; 1835-41). He was the chief political adviser to the young Queen Victoria ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| I had started in a hole, I ought really to have refused the invitation; then we all went to the Melbourne Cup, and I had the certain winner that didn't win, and that's not the only way you can play the fool in Melbourne. Especially was this the case in the days when the wooden clippers did finely to land you in Sydney or in Melbourne under the four full months. The pretty Miss Mansfield has already received the congratulatory visits on her approaching marriage with a young Englishman, John Melbourne, Esq. |
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