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 Australian Federal Police this month said they had charged the man, who lived in the eastern state of Queensland, "with allegedly displaying prohibited Nazi symbols".

From Barron's

The England squad spent four nights on the Queensland coast.

From BBC

While the entire squad was present in Noosa, former Kent and England batter Key was in another part of Queensland.

From BBC

England returned to training on Sunday following a break in the Queensland resort town of Noosa.

From BBC

Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory each had three deaths.

From BBC