Adelaide

proper nounattested in dialogue

Australia//ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d//
//ˈæ.də.leɪd//

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

proper noun

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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
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Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia.
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.
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Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
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Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Etymology

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

address · Direction. A manner of speaking or writing to another;…addressed · Of a document, marked with an address.addressing · A process of putting a person's name and address on an item…

Adelaide · A female given name from the Germanic languages.

adele · An infinite sequence consisting of a real number and a p-adic…Adele · A female given name from the Germanic languages.adequate · Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

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