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Adelaide

proper noun

  1. Australian city
  2. female given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæ.də.leɪd/ / /ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.

    “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.”

  3. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
  4. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.