Definitions
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun One of the six states of
Australia , occupying the north-eastern part of the continent, with its capital atBrisbane . - 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
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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.
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Police officer killed in truck escort A QUEENSLAND traffic cop has been killed while escorting a wide load in central Queensland.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PETER BEATTIE, PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND: He put Queensland and Australia on the international map.
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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
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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.
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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.
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"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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