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Definition of Canberra

1. Noun. The capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia.

Definition of Canberra

1. Proper noun. National capital of Australia, located in the Australian Capital Territory. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Colloquial) The Australian government. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canberra

Literary usage of Canberra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Migration and the Labour Market in Asia: Recent Trends and Policies by Nihon Rōdō Kyōkai (2003)
"Canberra: DIMA. DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS - DIMA (2000e), Up to 163 Boatpeople Feared Drowned En Route to Australia. MPS 132/2000. ..."

2. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"As the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons pointed out in 1996, "The opportunity now exists, perhaps without precedent or recurrence, ..."

3. Etudes Economiques de L'Ocde: Australie by Ocde, Ocde Editions Ocde (2006)
"Commission de la Productivité (2002b), Review of Automotive Assistance, Report n° 25, Canberra. Commission de la Productivité (2002e), Price Regulation of ..."

4. Governance of Innovation Systems: Volume 2 Case Studies in Innovation Policy by OECD Staff (2005)
"Department of Industry, Science and Resources (2002), A Framework for Industry Program Design, Canberra. Department of Industry, Science and Resources ..."

5. Australia by Peter Hinze (2001)
"The history of Canberra is made real every day from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in ... Apart from that, there is a kind of pride in Canberra in not having a proper ..."

6. International Migration in Asia: Trends and Policies by Oecd (2001)
"DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (DIMA) (1999f), Unauthorised Arrivals by Air and Sea, DIMA Fact Sheet 81, DIMA, Canberra. ..."

7. International Mobility of the Highly Skilled by Oecd (2002)
"Canberra. Department of Education. Training and Youth Affairs ... AGPS, Canberra. Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs ..."

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