Hobart

[ hoh-bert or for 1, 4, -bahrt; hoh-bahrt for 2 ]
/ ˈhoʊ bərt or for 1, 4, -bɑrt; ˈhoʊ bɑrt for 2 /

noun

Gar·ret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/,1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
a seaport on and the capital of Tasmania, SE of Australia.
a city in NW Indiana.
a male given name.

Definition for hobart (2 of 2)

Tasmania
[ taz-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ tæzˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

noun

an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.
Formerly Van Diemen's Land.

OTHER WORDS FROM Tasmania

Tas·ma·ni·an, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hobart (1 of 2)

Hobart
/ (ˈhəʊbɑːt) /

noun

a port in Australia, capital of the island state of Tasmania on the estuary of the Derwent: excellent natural harbour; University of Tasmania (1890). Pop: 126 048 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for hobart (2 of 2)

Tasmania
/ (tæzˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

an island in the S Pacific, south of mainland Australia: forms, with offshore islands, the smallest state of Australia; discovered by the Dutch explorer Tasman in 1642; used as a penal colony by the British (1803–53); mostly forested and mountainous. Capital: Hobart. Pop: 479 958 (2003 est). Area: 68 332 sq km (26 383 sq miles) Former name (1642–1855): Van Diemen's Land