Meanings
proper noun
- A county of New Brunswick, Canada.First known use 1785
- A county of New York, coterminous with the New York City borough of Queens.
- A county of Nova Scotia, Canada.First known use 1762
- A county of Prince Edward Island, Canada.First known use 1765
Origin
The counties of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were named as a show of loyalty to the British monarchy. The county of Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Charlotte (1744–1818).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Queens County
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Queens County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queens%20County
MLA
“Queens County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queens%20County. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Queens County,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queens%20County.
Source: Queens County on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.