Queensland

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Australia/ˈkwɪːnzˌlæːnd/UK/ˈkwiːnz.lænd/US/ˈkwiːnzlənd/

proper noun

A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.

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BananalandSunshine State
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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

    Synonyms: Bananaland, Sunshine State

  2. historicalThe self-governing colony (1859–1901) of what is now the state of Queensland.
  3. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
  4. A community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.

Similar
BananalandSunshine State

Origin

From Queen + -s- + -land, equivalent to Queen's Land and named in honour of Queen Victoria.

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Translations

Arabic كْوِينْزْلَانْد
  • كْوِينْزْلَانْد (kwinzland)Australian state
Basque Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Bengali রাণীস্তান
  • রাণীস্তান (raṇīśtan)Australian state
Bulgarian Куиинсланд
  • Куиинсланд (Kuiinsland)Australian state
Catalan Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Chinese Mandarin 昆士蘭 /昆士兰
  • 昆士蘭 /昆士兰 (Kūnshìlán)Australian state
Danish Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Dutch Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Esperanto Kvinslando
  • KvinslandoAustralian state
Finnish Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
French Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
German Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Greek Κουίνσλαντ
  • Κουίνσλαντ (Kouínslant)Australian state
Hindi क्वीन्सलैंड
  • क्वीन्सलैंड (kvīnsalaiṇḍ)Australian state
Italian Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Japanese クイーンズランド
  • クイーンズランド (Kuīnzurando)Australian state
Korean 퀸즐랜드
  • 퀸즐랜드 (Kwinjeullaendeu)Australian state
Malay Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Māori Kuīnirani
  • KuīniraniAustralian state
Polish Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Portuguese Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Russian Кви́нсленд
  • Кви́нсленд (Kvínslend)Australian state
Thai ควีนส์แลนด์
  • ควีนส์แลนด์ (kwiin-lɛɛn)Australian state
Ukrainian Кві́нсленд
  • Кві́нсленд (Kvínslend)Australian state
Urdu رانیستان
  • رانیستان (rānīstān)Australian state
Welsh Queensland
  • QueenslandAustralian state
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Queensland on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.