a state of NE Australia: fringed on the Pacific side by the Great Barrier Reef; the Great Dividing Range lies in the east, separating the coastal lowlands from the dry Great Artesian Basin in the south. Capital: Brisbane. Pop: 5 027 889 (2012 est). Area: 1 727 500 sq km (667 000 sq miles)
Queensland in American English
(ˈkwinzˌlænd; ˈkwinzlənd)
state of NE Australia: 666,875 sq mi (1,727,200 sq km); pop. 3,355,000; cap. Brisbane
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Queensland
inhabitant, place, Australian States and Territories
All related terms of 'Queensland'
Queensland blue
a pumpkin with a bluish skin
Queensland nut
any tree of the Australian proteaceous genus Macadamia , esp M. ternifolia, having clusters of small white flowers and edible nutlike seeds
Queensland arrowroot
a large widely cultivated plant, Canna edulis, of the Caribbean and South America, having purplish stems and leaves, bright red flowers and edible tubers : family Cannaceae
Queensland lungfish
a lungfish , Neoceratodus forsteri, reaching a length of six feet: occurs in Queensland rivers but introduced elsewhere
Queensland cane toad
a toad , Bufo marinus, introduced into Queensland from Hawaii to control insect pests , becoming a pest itself