name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.
2. 2
   The Australian federal government. colloquial, metonymically

   "A new tax policy was announced by Canberra today."

Synonyms

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australian capitalcapital of australia

Example

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"Canberra is the capital city of Australia."

Etymology

Uncertain. Most commonly said to be from Ngunawal kamberra (“meeting place”). See more theories on Wikipedia.

Related phrases

australian capital territory

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