Brisbane en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈbɹɪzbeɪn/ American city in California
- /ˈbɹɪzbən/
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic bris (“break, smash”) + Old English bān (“bone”), a nickname given to someone who was often involved in fights, resulting in the breaking of bones. The city and river in Australia are 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.
Meanings
- A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
- A local government area in Queensland, the largest by population in Australia; in full, the City of Brisbane.
- A river that flows through the city in Queensland; in full, the Brisbane River.
- A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.
Deriveds
South Brisbane · Brisbanite · Brisbanian · Brisbane box · Brisbane Grove · Brisneyland · Brisbane lily
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Translations (37)
mr ब्रिस्बेन (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · el Μπρίσμπαν (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · sh Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ka ბრიზბენი (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ru Бри́сбен (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ar بريزبان (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · cmn 布里斯班 (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · bg Бри́збейн (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ja ブリズベン (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · yxg Meaanjin (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ar بْرِيزْبِين (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · mn Брисбэн (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ko 브리즈번 (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · he בריזביין (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · th บริสเบน (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · vi Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · fa بریزبن (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · tr Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · nl Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · el Μπρίσμπεϊν (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · uk Брі́сбен (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · hi ब्रिस्बेन (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · sh Бризбејн (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · pt Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · fi Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ur برسبین (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · de Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · hu Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ar بريسبان (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · yxg Meanjin (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · fr Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · be Бры́сбен (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · mi Piripane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · mk Бризбејн (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · hy Բրիսբեն (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · es Brisbane (Capital of Queensland, Australia) · ja ブリスベン (Capital of Queensland, Australia)