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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A state of northeast Australia on the Coral Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Originally part of the colony of New South Wales, it became a separate state in 1859. Brisbane is the capital and largest city.

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  • proper noun One of the six states of Australia, occupying the north-eastern part of the continent, with its capital at Brisbane.
  • proper noun historical (1859 - 1901) The self governing colony of what is now the state of Queensland.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a state in northeastern Australia

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Examples

  • Rocky Santa Ian Hutcheon gets six-figure payout A QUEENSLAND man has received a six-figure payout after developing cancer from asbestos exposure working at a Queensland power plant.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Police officer killed in truck escort A QUEENSLAND traffic cop has been killed while escorting a wide load in central Queensland.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Rocky Santa Ian Hutcheon gets six-figure payout A QUEENSLAND man has received a six-figure payout after developing cancer from asbestos exposure working at a Queensland power plant.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • QUEENSLAND, April 6, 2009: Noel Pearson is accusing the Queensland government of deceiving Indigenous people after Premier Anna Bligh banned development around three Cape York rivers.

    unknown title 2009

  • QUEENSLAND - Queensland biosecurity experts have joined forces with their Papua New Guinea counterparts to implement systems for animal disease surveillance and control in the villages of Australia´s northern neighbour.

    ThePigSite - Industry News 2008

  • PETER BEATTIE, PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND: He put Queensland and Australia on the international map.

    CNN Transcript Sep 4, 2006 2006

  • A man running a small advertising business in Queensland is on the verge of a landing a big job, until it starts to rain, and doesn't stop.

    MIND MELD: Memorable Short Stories to Add to Your Reading List (Part 2 of 2) 2009

  • Summer in Queensland is a sort of seven month long endurance trial for me -- the humidity, the constant sweating, the lack of AC here at the house -- and so every winter is a relief so sweet that even now, sitting wrapped in a blanket at the computer with my hands pretty much numb, I'm pretty damn happy.

    Dorkiest thing on two wheels 2008

  • This water could rise very, very quickly, Bligh told reporters, predicting almost 20,000 homes could be flooded at the river's peak in what she called Queensland's worst natural disaster.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • "We can take no comfort from that blue sky," Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh told reporters, predicting that almost 20,000 homes could be flooded at the river's peak in what she called Queensland's worst natural disaster.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

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