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Definition: Brisbane |
BrisbaneNoun1. Capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Brisbane" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
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This article is about the Australian city. For other uses of Brisbane, see Brisbane (disambiguation)
Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia.
Brisbane By Night
Geography
Brisbane is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland at Latitude: 27° 28' S, Longitude: 153° 02' E. The city straddles the Brisbane River, and its eastern suburbs line the shores of Moreton Bay. The greater Brisbane region lies on the coastal plain, east of the Great Dividing Range.
Weather
Subtropical climate with warm, mild winters and hot, bright summers.
Demographics
The City of Brisbane has a population of 1,627,535 (census 2001). It is the largest city council in Australia (and is one of the largest in the world) and also boasts Australia's highest rate of population growth.Economy
Government
Brisbane's former Lord Mayor, Jim Soorley, was elected for four terms and served in the office since 1991. He was replaced on May 20, 2003 by his deputy Tim Quinn.
The area of Brisbane city is split into 26 wards, each of which elect a council member as a representative. The Lord Mayor is also elected by a popular vote, in which all residents must participate. Votes occur evey four years.
History
The city is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860), British soldier and colonial administrator born in Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1823, the explorer John Oxley discovered the Brisbane River and in 1824, the first convict colony was established at Redcliffe Point. Only one year later, the colony was moved from Redcliffe further upstream to North Quay, which is now part of Brisbane's CBD. In 1842, the area was opened for free settlement, while the convict colony was closed. When Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859 and became a colony by itself, Brisbane was declared the state capital, but it was not until 1902 that Brisbane was officially declared a city. In 1924, the City of Brisbane Act was passed , which gave Brisbane a local government, which took up its work in 1925. During World War II, US troops were stationed in the city, and it became the headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur, the Allied Commander of the South-West Pacific region.Brisbane has been inundated by two severe floods of the Brisbane River - one in 1893 and one in 1974.
Events
- 1982 Commonwealth Games.
- 1988 Expo 88.
- 1991 International Convention of Lions Clubs International.
- 2000 Goodwill Games
- 2003 International Convention of Rotary International.
- 2003 Hosted matches during Rugby Union World Cup
- Annually - The Brisbane exhibition or "Ekka".
Tourism
Sights to see in the city's centre include Southbank Parklands (the site of Expo 88) and the recently developed Roma Street Parklands. The [CityCat] ferry service runs along the Brisbane River from the University of Queensland St Lucia campus to Brett's Wharf at Hamilton, and is an easy way to get from one side of town to the other. Brisbane is also home to:
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, which displays many native Australian animals, and will offer you the chance to have your photo taken with a Koala (Suburb: Fig Tree Pocket).
- XXXX brewery, one of Australia's most famous beers (Suburb: Milton).
- The Botanical Gardens near the Queensland University of Technology on Gardens Point.
Entertainment
Brisbane has a thriving performing arts culture, housed in theatres such as 'La Boite' in Milton (soon to close), the Optus Playhouse and Lyric theatre at Southbank, the Powerhouse theatre in New Farm Park and the recently opened 'Judith Wright Complex', also in New Farm.Brisbane CBD (central business district), in particular the fashionable Queen Street Mall, has a wide range of restaurants, and shops selling clothes, music and souvenirs.
Sport
- Rugby League - Brisbane Broncos
- Australian Rules Football - Brisbane Lions
- Soccer - Brisbane Strikers
Colleges and universities
A number of tertiary education institutions have campuses in Brisbane, or in the surrounding areas:
- Central Queensland University
- Griffith University
- Queensland University of Technology
- University of Canberra
- University of New South Wales
- University of Southern Queensland
- University of Queensland
Sister cities
- Kobe, Japan (July 1985)
- Auckland, New Zealand (August 1988)
- Shenzhen, People's Republic of China (June 1992)
- Semarang, Indonesia (January 1993)
- Kaohsiung, Republic of China (September 1997)
Airports
- Brisbane International Airport
- Archerfield Airport
Suburbs
External links
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Places
- Brisbane, Queensland - the state capital of Queensland, Australia
- Brisbane, California - a city in California, USA
- Brisbane River - a river which flows through Brisbane, Queensland
- Mount Brisbane - a mountain at the headwaters of the Brisbane River
- Brisbane Ranges National Park - a NP west of Melbourne, Victoria
- Brisbane Water National Park - a NP north of Sydney, NSW
People
- Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860) - Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Brisbane (disambiguation)."
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Brisbane International Airport is an airport in Brisbane, Australia. The airport uses the IATA Airport Code BNE.Brisbane International Airport has 2 Terminals:
Terminals
Domestic Terminal
- Impulse Airlines dba Qantaslink
- Qantas
- Virgin Blue
International Terminal
- Air Caledonie
- Air Nauru
- Air New Zealand
- Air Nugini
- Air Pacific
- Air Vanuatu
- All Nippon Airways
- Asiana
- Brittania Airways
- Cathay Pacific
- China Southern
- Emirates
- EVA Air
- Flight West Airlines
- Freedom International
- Garuda Indonesia
- Harlequin Air
- Japan Airlines
- Korean Air
- Malaysia Airlines
- Mandarin Airlines
- Norfolk Jet Express
- PAE
- Philippine Airlines
- Qantas
- Royal Brunei
- Singapore Airlines
- Solomon Airlines
- Thai Airways International
External Links
- Brisbane International Airport Homepage
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Brisbane International Airport."
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The Brisbane Lions are an Australian Football League club, formed from the lopsided merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, the Lions.The merged club won its first league premiership in 2001, and Lion Jason Akermanis won the league's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal. In 2002, the Lions repeated as premiers, and Lion Simon Black won the Brownlow. In 2003, the Lions became the first Grand Final participant in AFL history to have three Brownlow Medallists in its lineup, the third being 1996 honouree Michael Voss. The club went on to become the first in the VFL/AFL to win three consecutive Premierships since 1957.
Premierships:
As Fitzroy Football Club:
As Brisbane Bears:
- 1898
- 1899
- 1904
- 1905
- 1913
- 1916
- 1922
- 1944
As Brisbane Lions:
- none.
Brownlow Medallists
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- Michael Voss - 1996 (co-winner)
- Jason Akermanis - 2001
- Simon Black - 2002
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The Brisbane River is situated in south east Queensland and flows through the state capital Brisbane.The river was named after the Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane by the explorer John Oxley in 1823.
Travelling from the mouth of the river upstream, the Brisbane River is crossed by 12 major bridges:
- Gateway (veh)
- Story (veh,ped)
- Captain Cook (veh)
- Goodwill (ped)
- Victoria (veh,ped)
- William Jolly (veh,ped)
- Merivale (rail)
- Jack Pesch (ped)
- Albert (rail)
- Unnamed railway bridge
- Walter Taylor (veh,ped)
- Centenary (veh,ped)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Brisbane River."
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Brisbane is a small city located in the northern part of San Mateo County, California. It is on the eastern edge of South San Francisco next to the San Francisco Bay and near the San Francisco International Airport.As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,597.
Geography
Brisbane is located at 37°41'6" North, 122°23'56" West (37.684932, -122.398951)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.2 km² (20.5 mi²). 8.6 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 44.6 km² (17.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 83.83% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,597 people, 1,620 households, and 850 families residing in the city. The population density is 418.3/km² (1,083.6/mi²). There are 1,831 housing units at an average density of 212.9/km² (551.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 72.95% White, 1.06% African American, 0.67% Native American, 14.57% Asian, 0.61% Pacific Islander, 5.00% from other races, and 5.14% from two or more races. 15.29% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 1,620 households out of which 23.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 47.5% are non-families. 34.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.20 and the average family size is 2.89.
In the city the population is spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $63,684, and the median income for a family is $81,484. Males have a median income of $51,270 versus $48,684 for females. The per capita income for the city is $37,162. 5.7% of the population and 2.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.7% are under the age of 18 and 7.6% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Brisbane, California."
Crosswords: Brisbane |
| English words defined with "Brisbane": blue fig ♦ quandong. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Brisbane": lore. (references) |
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Screenplays | I understand that before Dr. Brisbane left, he wanted to make some dramatic changes here (High Anxiety; writing credit: Mel Brooks; Ron Clark) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | At Brisbane, Australia, in mid-1941, while wearing "false-bow-wave" camouflage. Credit: NAVY. |  | Entering the river at Brisbane, Australia, 5 August 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Preparing to dock at Newcastle Wharf, Brisbane, Australia, on 5 August 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Credit: NAVY. |  | A Chief Torpedoman paints another "hashmark" on the Torpedo Shop scoreboard of Japanese ships claimed sunk by SubRon 5's "S-Boats", operating out of Brisbane, Australia, during April-November 1942. Photographed on board USS Griffin (AS-13), tender to the squadron. Submarines listed on the scoreboard include S-37 (SS-142), S-38 (SS-143), S-39 (SS-144), S-40 (SS-145), S-41 (SS-146), S-42 (SS-153), S-43 (SS-154), S-44 (SS-155), S-45 (SS-156), S-46 (SS-157), and S-47 (SS-158). The original caption dates the photo on 7 January 1943, but it may have been taken earlier, as Griffin left Australia in November 1942. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Arthur Brisbane with the sphynx] / Covarrubias. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Water table" by James McQuarrie Commentary: "I took this as part of a mini case study of Brisbane city center while traveling around Oz." | "Sunset" by Helen Mc Commentary: "Sunset in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Australia | The major international gateways, of which there are nine, include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Cairns. (references) |
Australia | It is serviced by major shipping lines transporting goods worldwide, to and from the major ports of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle. (references) | |
Australia | Hutchison Telecommunications (Orange) has announced the development of a 3G network across Australia, covering the greater metropolitan areas of Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne. (references) | |
Minorities | Australia | Following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, a mosque in Brisbane was subjected to an arson attack, and cases of vilification against Muslims rose. (references) |
Travel | Australia | Eastern Time (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and Cairns) is one hour ahead of Tokyo. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LORE, n. Learning -- particularly that sort which is not derived from a regular course of instruction but comes of the reading of occult books, or by nature. This latter is commonly designated as folk-lore and embraces popularly myths and superstitions. In Baring-Gould's Curious Myths of the Middle Ages the reader will find many of these traced backward, through various people son converging lines, toward a common origin in remote antiquity. Among these are the fables of "Teddy the Giant Killer," "The Sleeping John Sharp Williams," "Little Red Riding Hood and the Sugar Trust," "Beauty and the Brisbane," "The Seven Aldermen of Ephesus," "Rip Van Fairbanks," and so forth. The fable with Goethe so affectingly relates under the title of "The Erl- King" was known two thousand years ago in Greece as "The Demos and the Infant Industry." One of the most general and ancient of these myths is that Arabian tale of "Ali Baba and the Forty Rockefellers." |
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| "Brisbane" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Brisbane" is used about 150 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 150 | 25,701 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Brisbane" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Brisbane | Last name | 200 | 36,197 |
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| Country | Name |
| Australia | Brisbane Broncos Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Brisbane, CA (city, FIPS 8310) |
Expression using "Brisbane": Brisbane quandong. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Brisbane"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 布里斯班. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ブランド商品 (bleach, bleachers, blizzard, brand items, brand new, breathing, bridge, brief, briefcase, brioche, Britannia, tin plate). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ブリスベン . (various references) | |
Korean | 브리즈베인. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | isbanebray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Brisbânia. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Brisbane" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Barisano, bressane, Briesan, Brisbin, Brunstane, Bruzzano. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-e-i-n-r-s" | |
-1 letter: nabbers, rabbies, rabbins. | |
-2 letters: arisen, arsine, babies, bairns, barbes, brains, braise, bribes, brines, nabber, rabbin, rabbis, rabies, sabine. | |
-3 letters: abbes, abris, airns, anise, arise, babes, bairn, banes, barbe, barbs, bares, barns, baser, basin, beans, bears, biers, bines, birse, braes, brain, brans, brens, bribe, bries, brine, brins, earns, nabes, nabis, nares, naris, nears, rabbi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b-e-i-n-r-s" | |
+2 letters: barbitones, naboberies, rabbinates, slabbering. | |
+3 letters: baneberries, grandbabies, reabsorbing, suburbanise, suburbanite, suburbanize. | |
+4 letters: absorbancies, absorbencies, bearbaitings, bicarbonates, suburbanised, suburbanises, suburbanites, suburbanized, suburbanizes. | |
+5 letters: abbreviations, betweenbrains, indescribable, indescribably, undescribable. | |
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