Queensferry

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proper noun

A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).

Similar
South Queensferry
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).
  2. A town on the Firth of Forth in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1378).

    Synonyms: South Queensferry

  3. A locality in Bass Coast Shire, southern Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town on the Firth of Forth in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1378).

Similar
South Queensferry
Also see
south queensferry

Origin

From queen + -s- + ferry * In Flintshire, named in honour of Queen Victoria; previously Kingsferry. * In Scotland, named after the Queen of Scots, Saint Margaret of Scotland.

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Cite this entry
APA

Queensferry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queensferry

MLA

“Queensferry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queensferry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Queensferry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queensferry.

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