Queens County

See also: Queen's County

English

Etymology

The counties of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were named as a show of loyalty to the British monarchy.

The county of Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Charlotte (1744–1818).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkwinz ˈkaʊnti/, [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰʌʊ̯ɾ̃i]
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkwinz ˈkaʊnti/, [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰaʊ̯ɾ̃i]
  • (New York City) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰw̥(ɪ)ins ˈkʰa̟ʊ̯ɾ̃i]
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːnz ˈkaʊnti/, [ˈkʰw̥iːns ˈkʰaʊ̯nti]
• Hyphenation: Queens Coun‧ty
• Rhymes: -aʊnti

Proper noun

Queens County

1. A county of New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1785]
2. A county of New York, coterminous with the New York City borough of Queens.
3. A county of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1762]
4. A county of Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]

Derived terms

• Region of Queens

Descendants

• → French: Comté de Queens (calque)