Brisbane

[ briz-beyn, -buhn ]

noun

1. Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.
2. a seaport in and the capital of Queensland, in E Australia.

Brisbane

/ ˈbrɪzbən /

noun

1. a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop: 1 508 161 (2001)

Brisbane

1. Capital of Queensland state and largest city in the state; located in eastern Australia on the Pacific Ocean ; the third-largest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne .

Notes

The British settled Brisbane in the early eighteenth century as a penal colony.

Example Sentences

The IOC said if the targeted negotiations with Brisbane are unsuccessful, discussions with other countries could continue and potentially escalate.

From Washington Post

The IOC traditionally has chosen an Olympic host seven years ahead of time, but it’s possible the executive committee votes on Brisbane as early as this summer.

From Washington Post

He is a biochemist at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

From Science News For Students

Mangakahia, a fifth-year senior from Brisbane, Australia, had considered entering the 2019 WNBA draft.

From FiveThirtyEight

She works at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

From Science News For Students

Indeed, Putin checked out of Brisbane early, claiming he needed to get some sleep.

From The Daily Beast

The G-20 leaders meeting the Russian president in Brisbane this weekend should be used to his lies.

From The Daily Beast

Over the weekend, a high-ranking Liberian physician and health official, Dr. Samuel Brisbane, died of the disease.

From The Daily Beast

She was filmed desperately trying to hold her skirts down when she changed planes at Brisbane airport in September 2012.

From The Daily Beast

In September last year she was caught out when changing planes at breezy Brisbane airport.

From The Daily Beast

It may be that Mr. Hunt did not accept the appointment and that Mr. Brisbane was appointed in 1802.

From Project Gutenberg

At his instigation exploring parties were sent out, and one of these discovered the Brisbane river which was named after him.

From Project Gutenberg

It would have gone right through the Melbourne or the Brisbane like a red-hot poker through a board.

From Project Gutenberg

The Brisbane lost way, came to a halt, and there was a rush of steel as the anchor ran out.

From Project Gutenberg

The Brisbane was steaming steadily along in the open sea, with no speck of land in sight and no traces of the giant birds.

From Project Gutenberg