Queensland

American  

[kweenz-land, -luhnd] / ˈkwinzˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

1. a state in NE Australia. 670,500 sq. mi. (1,736,595 sq. km). Brisbane.

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Queensland British  

/ -lənd, ˈkwiːnzˌlænd /

noun

1. a state of NE Australia: fringed on the Pacific side by the Great Barrier Reef; the Great Dividing Range lies in the east, separating the coastal lowlands from the dry Great Artesian Basin in the south. Capital: Brisbane. Pop: 3 840 111 (2003 est). Area: 1 727 500 sq km (667 000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The international research team was led by astrophysics Ph.D. student Alexander Venner of the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia, who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany.

From Science Daily

The next two Winter Olympics - French Alps 2030 and Utah 2034 - will also have sports spread more widely, while the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane is will have venues across Queensland.

From BBC

The "volume" of images and videos meant the process of identification took "time, skill and commitment," Detective Acting Chief Superintendent Denzil Clark of Queensland Police said.

From BBC

O'Sullivan's recommendation that Boros-Lavack be investigated by Queensland health authorities followed calls by some of the victim's families for such action.

From BBC

He didn't think his players "went overboard" on a mid-Ashes series holiday in Noosa where they were pictured drinking, calling the Queensland resort "a place where people go and retire"

From BBC