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Queensland

//ˈkwɪːnzˌlæːnd// name

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  1. 1
    A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.

    "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."

  2. 2
    The self-governing colony (1859–1901) of what is now the state of Queensland. historical
  3. 3
    A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
  4. 4
    A community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Etymology

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

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