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

Find insight on Close Brothers, Bank of Queensland and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute then examined those samples and compared them with samples taken from individuals who did not have depression.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

The Iranian women’s soccer team refrained from singing the national anthem at an Asian Cup match last week in Queensland, Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

"The scale is truly alarming and this war has made it impossible to ignore now," says Timothy Graham, a digital media expert at the Queensland University of Technology.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen