Queensland

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪːnzˌlæːnd/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːnz.lænd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːnzlənd/

Proper noun

Queensland

One of the six states of Australia, occupying the north-eastern part of the continent, with its capital at Brisbane.
(historical) (1859 - 1901) The self governing colony of what is now the state of Queensland.

Derived terms

QLD

Related terms

North Queensland

Translations

Australian state

Arabic: كْوِينْزْلَانْد‎‎ m (kwinzland)
Bulgarian: Куиинсланд (Kuiinsland)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 昆士蘭 (zh), 昆士兰 (zh) (Kūnshìlán)
Dutch: Queensland (nl)
Esperanto: Kvinslando
Finnish: Queensland (fi)
French: Queensland (fr) m
Georgian: კუინზლენდი (ḳuinzlendi)

Greek: Κουίνσλαντ f (Kouínslant)
Hindi: क्वींसलैंड (kvīnslaiṇḍ)
Japanese: クイーンズランド (Kuīnzurando)
Korean: 퀸즐랜드 (Kwinjeullaendeu)
Macedonian: Квинсленд m (Kvínslend)
Portuguese: Queensland m
Russian: Кви́нсленд m (Kvínslend)
Ukrainian: Квінсленд m (Kvínslend)

Further reading

Queensland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Proper noun

Queensland m

Queensland (a state of Australia)

Spanish

Proper noun

Queensland ?

Queensland (a state of Australia)

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