Queenstown

[ kweenz-toun ]

/ ˈkwinzˌtaʊn /

noun

former name of Cóbh.

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Examples from the Web for queenstown

The couple will leave George behind for a two-day tour of Dunedin, Queenstown, and Christchurch, all on South Island.
Kate, William and George’s Tour of Australasia, Key Dates|Tom Sykes|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And a very unpleasant reply it was: 'Follow me to Queenstown; course, south, 63° east.'
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916|Karl Spindler
It will be remembered that about a year before Colonel Scott was for a short time a prisoner at Queenstown.
General Scott|General Marcus J. Wright
Slowly the big ship sailed into Queenstown harbor, and then stopped.
Story of Chester Lawrence|Nephi Anderson

This small column, with its base at Queenstown, had a disastrous beginning.
With Rifle and Bayonet|F.S. Brereton
There is attached copy of report of operations by anti-submarine craft based on Queenstown.
The Victory At Sea|William Sowden Sims

British Dictionary definitions for queenstown

Queenstown

/ (ˈkwiːnzˌtaʊn) /

noun

the former name (1849–1922) of Cóbh

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