melbourne
n. countablen. a large city in southeast Australia. It is the capital of the state of Victoria and is famous for its coffee, art, and sports.
n. the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria, situated on the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay. It serves as a major cultural, financial, and sporting hub in the Southern Hemisphere.
Melbourne is famous for its many hidden street art alleys.
Many international students choose to live in Melbourne because of its high-ranking universities and diverse food scene.
The architectural landscape of Melbourne seamlessly blends Victorian-era heritage buildings with contemporary skyscrapers, reflecting its rapid growth from a colonial settlement to a global metropolis.
Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).
As a proper noun, it is almost always used without an article unless referring to a specific historical period or context.