/ Dictionary / Index A Adelaide: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ad•e•laide Pronunciation: (ad'l-ād"), [key] — n. a city in and the capital of South Australia, in Australia. 882,520. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “nobility.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: adelaide (Thesaurus) adeem adelantado Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language