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Queensland

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English

Etymology

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

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Queensland

  1. A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.
    Synonyms: Bananaland (nickname, slang), Sunshine State (nickname)
    • 2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN:
      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.
  2. (historical) The 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.

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʋiːnslænd/, [ˈkʋiːn.s̠lænd]
  • Rhymes: -iːnslænd

Proper noun

Queensland

  1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Declension

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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Queensland m

  1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Queensland.

Proper noun

Queensland m or f

  1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwinsland/ [ˈkwĩns.lãn̪d̪]
  • Rhymes: -insland
  • Syllabification: Queens‧land

Proper noun

Queensland ?

  1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Proper noun

Queensland f (not mutable)

  1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

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