Definition of "Adelaide"

A female given name from the Germanic languages  examples

Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.

1. The state capital and largest city in South Australia.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • 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.

     2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2

2. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.  examples

3. A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa.  examples