Queensland en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈkwiːnz.lænd/ (UK)
- /ˈkwiːnzlənd/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkwɪːnzˌlæːnd/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Queen + -s- + -land, equivalent to Queen's Land and named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Meanings
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A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.
Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral.
2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2024:
- (historical) The self-governing colony (1859–1901) of what is now the state of Queensland.
- A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
- A community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Deriveds
Queensland Blue · Queensland plum · Queensland maple · Queensland walnut · Queensland bean · QLD · Quexit · Queensland cherry · Queenslander · Queensland laurel · Queensland shark · Queensland lungfish
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Translations (41)
ko 퀸즐랜드 (Australian state) · it Queensland (Australian state) · ru Кви́нсленд (Australian state) · mi Kuīnirani (Australian state) · ja クイーンズランド (Australian state) · pl Queensland (Australian state) · hi क्वीन्सलैंड (Australian state) · ur رانیستان (Australian state) · fr Queensland (Australian state) · oc Queensland (Australian state) · mk Квинсленд (Australian state) · nl Queensland (Australian state) · bg Куиинсланд (Australian state) · th ควีนส์แลนด์ (Australian state) · el Κουίνσλαντ (Australian state) · ar كْوِينْزْلَانْد (Australian state) · mr क्वींझलँड (Australian state) · co Queensland (Australian state) · ka კუინზლენდი (Australian state) · de Queensland (Australian state) · ht Kwinslann (Australian state) · gcf Kwinslann (Australian state) · gcf Kwinsland (Australian state) · cy Queensland (Australian state) · cmn 昆士蘭 /昆士兰 (Australian state) · ms Queensland (Australian state) · fi Queensland (Australian state) · chr ᎤᎬᏫᏳ ᎠᏂᏁᎳ-ᎦᏙᎯ (Australian state) · uk Кві́нсленд (Australian state) · bn রাণীস্তান (Australian state) · fy Queenslân (Australian state) · ca Queensland (Australian state) · pih Kwiinsland (Australian state) · pt Queensland (Australian state) · da Queensland (Australian state) · sc Queensland (Australian state) · am ኲንዝላንድ (Australian state) · eu Queensland (Australian state) · km ឃ្វីនឡែន (Australian state) · eo Kvinslando (Australian state) · olr Qinsēlan (Australian state)