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Adelaide

//ˈæ.də.leɪd// name

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  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. 2
    Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.; The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia.

    "Diana Allers: Breaking now: A city of four million, blasted from orbit. Adelaide, Australia is no more. Diana Allers: New footage from Earth reveals the Reapers' plans to attack large industrial centers. Diana Allers: Which cities are next? Find out--inside the Battlespace."

  3. 3
    Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.; A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
  4. 4
    Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.; A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.

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