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Definition of Adelaide
1. Noun. The state capital of South Australia.
Definition of Adelaide
1. Proper noun. (Germanic female given name) ¹
2. Proper noun. State capital of South Australia, named in honor of Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adelaide
Literary usage of Adelaide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"B. Adelaide, S. Aust., Trans. R. Soc., 27, 1903, (226-227). ... Australia.
Lower, С). B. Adelaide, S. Aust., Trans. К Soc., 27, 1903, (225,1. ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1876)
"If Lady Adelaide could only be metamorphosed into an ordinary acquaintance—a
neighbour even, though not too near at hand— how joyfully would I engage her in ..."
3. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1846)
"Port Adelaide is situated in St. Vincent's Gulf, the entrance, to which is 33.
48. SL, and 138. 36. EG The passage through Investigators' Straits, ..."
4. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1903)
"Gawler place, Adelaide. 1904. GRIFFITH, H., Hurtle square, Adelaide 1904. ...
Lecturer on Chemistry, University of Adelaide. 1891. *HOI. ..."