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Ho·bart

(hō′bärt′)

A city of southeast Tasmania, Australia, on an inlet of the Tasman Sea. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony, it is the capital of Tasmania.

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Hobart

(ˈhəʊbɑːt)

(Placename) 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: 216 656 (2011)

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Ho•bart

(ˈhoʊ bərt, -bɑrt)

n.

the capital of Tasmania, in SE Australia. 184,000.

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Hobart - a port and state capital of Tasmania

Tasmania - an Australian state on the island of Tasmania

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Hobart

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Late in the evening we anchored in the snug cove, on the shores of which stands the capital of Tasmania. The first aspect of the place was very inferior to that of Sydney; the latter might be called a city, this is only a town.

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1804: Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, the island state off the south coast of Australia, was founded.

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