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Queenslander

British  
/ ˈkwiːnzˌlændə, -ləndə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Queensland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fellow Queenslander Noel Pearson - one of the architects of this referendum - says this vote is crucial for righting historical wrongs.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023

He'd arrived at the North Staffordshire club a month or so before as a quiet, fresh-faced Queenslander looking to enhance his fledgling cricket aspirations with a stint as an overseas professional in the UK.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2022

The serve looks to be at the centre of this final, with, as our preview reveals “the Queenslander has won 20 straight sets and 81 of her last 82 service games”.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2022

The warmth reference is all relative for a Queenslander used to moderate temperatures even in the southern hemisphere winter.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021

Some I like just for their names: the barndominium, the geodesic dome, and the Queenslander; a saltbox, a snout house, or a Yaodong.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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