Queensland

English

Etymology

From Queen +‎ -s- +‎ -land, equivalent to Queen's Land and named in honour of Queen Victoria.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪːnzˌlæːnd/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːnz.lænd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːnzlənd/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Queensland

2. A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.

   Synonyms: Bananaland (nickname, slang), Sunshine State (nickname)

   • 2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral.

3. (historical) The self-governing colony (1859–1901) of what is now the state of Queensland.
5. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
7. A community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Derived terms

• QLD
• Queensland Blue
• Queensland cherry
• Queenslander
• Queensland laurel
• Queensland lungfish
• Queensland maple
• Queensland walnut
• Quexit

Related terms

• North Queensland

Translations

Australian state

• Amharic: ኲንዝላንድ (kʷinzəland)
• Antillean Creole: Kwinsland m, Kwinslann
• Arabic: كْوِينْزْلَانْد m (kwinzland)
• Basque: Queensland
• Bengali: রাণীস্তান (raṇīśtan)
• Bulgarian: Куиинсланд (Kuiinsland)
• Catalan: Queensland m
• Cherokee: ᎤᎬᏫᏳ ᎠᏂᏁᎳ-ᎦᏙᎯ (ugvwiyu aninela-gadohi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 昆士蘭 / 昆士兰 (zh) (Kūnshìlán)

• Corsican: Queensland m
• Danish: Queensland
• Dinka: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: Queensland (nl) n
• Esperanto: Kvinslando
• Finnish: Queensland (fi)
• French: Queensland (fr) m
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Queenslân n

• Georgian: კუინზლენდი (ḳuinzlendi)
• Greek: Κουίνσλαντ f (Kouínslant)
• Haitian Creole: Kwinslann
• Hindi: क्वीन्सलैंड m (kvīnsalaiṇḍ)
• Italian: Queensland (it) m
• Japanese: クイーンズランド (ja) (Kuīnzurando)
• Khmer: ឃ្វីនឡែន (khviinlaen)
• Korean: 퀸즐랜드 (Kwinjeullaendeu)
• Macedonian: Квинсленд m (Kvinslend)
• Māori: Kuīnirani
• Marathi: क्वींझलँड (kvīñjhlĕṇḍa)
• Occitan: Queensland m
• Olrat: Qinsēlan
• Pitcairn-Norfolk: Kwiinsland
• Portuguese: Queensland m
• Russian: Кви́нсленд (ru) m (Kvínslend)
• Sardinian: Queensland m
• Thai: ควีนส์แลนด์ (kwiin-lɛɛn)
• Ukrainian: Кві́нсленд m (Kvínslend)
• Urdu: رانیستان (rānīstān)
• Welsh: Queensland f

Further reading

• Queensland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋiːnslænd/, [ˈkʋiːn.s̠lænd]
• Rhymes: -iːnslænd

Proper noun

Queensland

1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Declension

After the spelling:

Inflection of Queensland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Queensland	—
genitive		Queenslandin	—
partitive		Queenslandia	—
illative		Queenslandiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Queensland	—
accusative	nom.	Queensland	—
	gen.	Queenslandin
genitive		Queenslandin	—
partitive		Queenslandia	—
inessive		Queenslandissa	—
elative		Queenslandista	—
illative		Queenslandiin	—
adessive		Queenslandilla	—
ablative		Queenslandilta	—
allative		Queenslandille	—
essive		Queenslandina	—
translative		Queenslandiksi	—
abessive		Queenslanditta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Queensland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandini — accusative nom. Queenslandini — gen. Queenslandini genitive Queenslandini — partitive Queenslandiani — inessive Queenslandissani — elative Queenslandistani — illative Queenslandiini — adessive Queenslandillani — ablative Queenslandiltani — allative Queenslandilleni — essive Queenslandinani — translative Queenslandikseni — abessive Queenslandittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandisi — accusative nom. Queenslandisi — gen. Queenslandisi genitive Queenslandisi — partitive Queenslandiasi — inessive Queenslandissasi — elative Queenslandistasi — illative Queenslandiisi — adessive Queenslandillasi — ablative Queenslandiltasi — allative Queenslandillesi — essive Queenslandinasi — translative Queenslandiksesi — abessive Queenslandittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandimme — accusative nom. Queenslandimme — gen. Queenslandimme genitive Queenslandimme — partitive Queenslandiamme — inessive Queenslandissamme — elative Queenslandistamme — illative Queenslandiimme — adessive Queenslandillamme — ablative Queenslandiltamme — allative Queenslandillemme — essive Queenslandinamme — translative Queenslandiksemme — abessive Queenslandittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandinne — accusative nom. Queenslandinne — gen. Queenslandinne genitive Queenslandinne — partitive Queenslandianne — inessive Queenslandissanne — elative Queenslandistanne — illative Queenslandiinne — adessive Queenslandillanne — ablative Queenslandiltanne — allative Queenslandillenne — essive Queenslandinanne — translative Queenslandiksenne — abessive Queenslandittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandinsa — accusative nom. Queenslandinsa — gen. Queenslandinsa genitive Queenslandinsa — partitive Queenslandiaan Queenslandiansa — inessive Queenslandissaan Queenslandissansa — elative Queenslandistaan Queenslandistansa — illative Queenslandiinsa — adessive Queenslandillaan Queenslandillansa — ablative Queenslandiltaan Queenslandiltansa — allative Queenslandilleen Queenslandillensa — essive Queenslandinaan Queenslandinansa — translative Queenslandikseen Queenslandiksensa — abessive Queenslandittaan Queenslandittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

After the pronunciation:

Inflection of Queensland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Queensland	—
genitive		Queenslandin	—
partitive		Queenslandiä	—
illative		Queenslandiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Queensland	—
accusative	nom.	Queensland	—
	gen.	Queenslandin
genitive		Queenslandin	—
partitive		Queenslandiä	—
inessive		Queenslandissä	—
elative		Queenslandistä	—
illative		Queenslandiin	—
adessive		Queenslandillä	—
ablative		Queenslandiltä	—
allative		Queenslandille	—
essive		Queenslandinä	—
translative		Queenslandiksi	—
abessive		Queenslandittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Queensland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandini — accusative nom. Queenslandini — gen. Queenslandini genitive Queenslandini — partitive Queenslandiäni — inessive Queenslandissäni — elative Queenslandistäni — illative Queenslandiini — adessive Queenslandilläni — ablative Queenslandiltäni — allative Queenslandilleni — essive Queenslandinäni — translative Queenslandikseni — abessive Queenslandittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandisi — accusative nom. Queenslandisi — gen. Queenslandisi genitive Queenslandisi — partitive Queenslandiäsi — inessive Queenslandissäsi — elative Queenslandistäsi — illative Queenslandiisi — adessive Queenslandilläsi — ablative Queenslandiltäsi — allative Queenslandillesi — essive Queenslandinäsi — translative Queenslandiksesi — abessive Queenslandittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandimme — accusative nom. Queenslandimme — gen. Queenslandimme genitive Queenslandimme — partitive Queenslandiämme — inessive Queenslandissämme — elative Queenslandistämme — illative Queenslandiimme — adessive Queenslandillämme — ablative Queenslandiltämme — allative Queenslandillemme — essive Queenslandinämme — translative Queenslandiksemme — abessive Queenslandittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandinne — accusative nom. Queenslandinne — gen. Queenslandinne genitive Queenslandinne — partitive Queenslandiänne — inessive Queenslandissänne — elative Queenslandistänne — illative Queenslandiinne — adessive Queenslandillänne — ablative Queenslandiltänne — allative Queenslandillenne — essive Queenslandinänne — translative Queenslandiksenne — abessive Queenslandittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Queenslandinsä — accusative nom. Queenslandinsä — gen. Queenslandinsä genitive Queenslandinsä — partitive Queenslandiään Queenslandiänsä — inessive Queenslandissään Queenslandissänsä — elative Queenslandistään Queenslandistänsä — illative Queenslandiinsä — adessive Queenslandillään Queenslandillänsä — ablative Queenslandiltään Queenslandiltänsä — allative Queenslandilleen Queenslandillensä — essive Queenslandinään Queenslandinänsä — translative Queenslandikseen Queenslandiksensä — abessive Queenslandittään Queenslandittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• queenslandinpuukenguru

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Pronunciation

• (Europe) IPA^(key): /kwins.lɑ̃d/, /kwinz.lɑ̃d/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /kwiːnz.lœnd/

Proper noun

Queensland m

1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Queensland.

Proper noun

Queensland m or f

1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwinsland/ [ˈkwĩns.lãn̪d̪]
• Rhymes: -insland
• Syllabification: Queens‧land

Proper noun

Queensland ?

1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Queensland.

Proper noun

Queensland f (not mutable)

1. Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)