queensland

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Definition von queensland im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

One of the six states of Australia, occupying the north-eastern part of the continent, with its capital at Brisbane

The self governing colony of what is now the state of Queensland

A state in northeastern Australia

a state in northeast Australia, whose capital and largest city is Brisbane. Its products include sugar, wool, and many types of minerals, including coal. Queensland is a popular place for tourists because of its warm weather, its beaches on the Gold Coast, and the Great Barrier Reef. State (pop., 2001: 3,635,121), northeastern Australia. Bounded on the north by the Pacific Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef, it has an area of 668,210 sq mi (1,730,650 sq km); the capital is Brisbane. Its coastal region, the most tropical part of Australia, attracts many tourists. Inland from the Great Dividing Range, which runs the entire length of the state, mining and cattle ranching are important. Capt. James Cook charted the coast in 1770. In the 19th century the state housed several penal colonies and drew settlers to mine its gold. It became a constituent state in 1901 when the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed

{i} state in northeast Australia

qld

Bananaland

Relevante Übersetzungen

Queensland nut

The macadamia nut

Queensland nuts

plural form of Queensland nut

queensland bottletree

large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia

queensland grass-cloth plant

Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth

queensland hemp

herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed

queensland nut

bushy tree with pink to purple flowers

queensland nut

So called from Queensland in Australia

queensland nut

The nut of an Australian tree (Macadamia ternifolia)

queensland nut

It is about an inch in diameter, and contains a single round edible seed, or sometimes two hemispherical seeds

North Queensland

The northern part of the state of Queensland, loosely defined as being north of either Rockhampton or Mackay

Silbentrennung

Queens·land

Türkische aussprache

kwinzländ

Aussprache

/ˈkwēnzˌland/ /ˈkwiːnzˌlænd/