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

Their team, from Australia's Macquarie University, spent 10 nights in the tropical rainforests of northern Queensland, capturing the spider's behaviour using high-speed and infrared cameras.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

BHP says it won’t invest in the business due to an onerous royalty structure in Australia’s Queensland state, where it mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A man died after a shark attack in northern Queensland state on Sunday, the third fatal shark attack this year in Australia.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Fellow former Queensland player Carl Webb died of MND at 42 in 2023, while former England rugby league half-back Rob Burrow died in 2024, five years after diagnosis.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

When we reach and crest the Queensland Drawbridge, I am immensely relieved.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen