Adelaide

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See also: Ādéláidé and Adélaïde

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheidis (from adal (noble) + -heit (nature, character)); doublet of Alice.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Adelaide

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages
  2. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
    1. The state capital and largest city in South Australia.
      • 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:
        Diana Allers: Breaking now: A city of four million, blasted from orbit. Adelaide, Australia is no more.
        Diana Allers: New footage from Earth reveals the Reapers' plans to attack large industrial centers.
        Diana Allers: Which cities are next? Find out--inside the Battlespace.
    2. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
    3. A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Άντελαϊντ (Ántelaïnt)

Translations

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Italian

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Proper noun

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Adelaide f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adelaide
  2. Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia, Australia)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.deˈlaj.d͡ʒi/ [a.deˈlaɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.deˈlaj.de/ [a.deˈlaɪ̯.de]

  • Hyphenation: A‧de‧lai‧de

Proper noun

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Adelaide f (plural Adelaides)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adelaide

Proper noun

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Adelaide f

  1. Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia, Australia)

Serbo-Croatian

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Proper noun

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Adelaide m (no known Cyrillic variant), f

  1. Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia)