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Sydney

[sid-nee]

noun

  1. Sir Philip. Sidney, Sir Philip.

  2. a seaport in and the capital of New South Wales, in SE Australia.

  3. a seaport on NE Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.

  4. a male or female given name.



Sydney

1

/ ˈ²õɪ»å²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Australia, capital of New South Wales, on an inlet of the S Pacific: the largest city in Australia and the first British settlement, established as a penal colony in 1788; developed rapidly after 1820 with the discovery of gold in its hinterland; large wool market; three universities. Pop: 3 502 301 (2001)

  2. a port in SE Canada, in Nova Scotia on NE Cape Breton Island: capital of Cape Breton Island until 1820, when the island united administratively with Nova Scotia. Pop: 32 286 (2006)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sydney

2

/ ˈ²õɪ»å²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of (Sir Philip) Sidney

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sydney

  1. Largest city in Australia, located in the southeastern part of the country, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean; the capital and largest city of New South Wales state; Australia's chief port and main cultural and industrial center.

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Sydney was founded in 1788 as Australia's first settlement for convicts from Britain.
It was the site of the 2000 summer Olympic Games.
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"There's this phrase you hear occasionally, that the danger is on our doorstep. Well, it's a big doorstep if that is true… Beijing is closer to Berlin than it is to Sydney."

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In one episode, teenager Sydney Shear is having a text exchange with a guy Greenfield describes as “creepy.â€

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He had worked as a structural engineer and had previously lived in Sydney, as well as Vietnam and Singapore, Australian media reported.

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“Metallics read cold,†says Sydney, “And animal prints read . . . predator.â€

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Egale Canada has previously participated in World Pride events in London, Sydney and at home in Toronto.

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