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

Find insight on Close Brothers, Bank of Queensland and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Professor Rod Fensham, a botanist at the University of Queensland, said urgent action is needed to prevent the species Rhodamnia zombi from disappearing due to the fungal disease known as myrtle rust.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

He was one of the four people from the Queensland Iranian diaspora we had seen in the hotel lobby talking to players at around 5.30pm on Monday afternoon.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The Iranian women’s soccer team refrained from singing the national anthem at an Asian Cup match last week in Queensland, Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

There was another thing I needed to travel to Queensland, Australia, at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin