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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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Sergio Aguero's goal for Manchester City against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2011-12 season snatched the title away from Rooney's United in one of the Premier League's most famous moments.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Fifty years ago, a new contemporary-art institution began to welcome visitors to a vacant neo-Romanesque school at the southwestern edge of Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

She inherited three more units in Queens from her mother, the fashion designer Joan Vass, which she spent years consolidating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Never before has the relationship between Washington and the Vatican revolved around two Americans — specifically, a 79-year-old politician from Queens and a 70-year-old pontiff from Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Using another dead-drop message, Abel directed his agent to meet him in person in the men’s room of a movie theater in Queens.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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