Queens

American

[kweenz] / kwinz /

noun

a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. 113.1 sq. mi. (295 sq. km).

Queens British

/ kwiːnz /

noun

a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. Pop: 2 225 486 (2003 est)

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The town hall in Bayside was standing room only ahead of Park’s appearance, with about 140 voters packed into the Hana Adult Day Care center in northeast Queens.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

I lived in the basement of a distant aunt I’d never met, and the commute from Jamaica, Queens, was over an hour.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

After bonding over a mutual appreciation for Queens of the Stone Age, Gatto joined Xcomm in late 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Prof Christopher McCrudden, a human rights expert at Queens University, has emphasised that the government did not succeed in its principal aim.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Ellis was nowhere in sight, and I thought how lucky it would be if his family had moved to Queens or Staten Island.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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