Queensland

[kweenz-land, -luhnd]

noun

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

Queensland

/ -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)

Example Sentences

She returned from injury in August to play six white-ball matches for Australia A against India A in Queensland, before being named in the World Cup squad.

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Hotel manager Joseph Amerio said the crocodile was spotted early Saturday morning and the pool was cordoned off until Queensland state wildlife officers removed it in the afternoon.

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But a study looking at data from Queensland forests found that extreme temperatures have caused more tree deaths than growths.

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The researchers pored through records charting the growth of Queensland's rainforests over almost 50 years.

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He tells clients in a note that this is already emerging with AMP’s new digital bank, digital deposits at Bendigo and Bank of Queensland, and whole loan sales at Pepper Money and Bank of Queensland.

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