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North Queensland

North Queensland proper noun: the northern part of the state of Queensland, loosely defined as being north of either Rockhampton or Mackay.

Proper noun

North Queensland

  1. (Australia, informal) The northern part of the state of Queensland, loosely defined as being north of either Rockhampton or Mackay.
    • Despite the failure of attempts to form a separate state, the idea of North Queensland as a distinctive region has existed powerfully almost from first settlement.2007, Cheryl Taylor, Elizabeth Perkins, “Warm Words: North Queensland Writing”, in Patrick Buckridge, Belinda McKay, editors, By the Book: A Literary History of Queensland, page 213

Words formed from North Queensland

Questions about North Queensland

What does North Queensland mean?
North Queensland means the northern part of the state of Queensland, loosely defined as being north of either Rockhampton or Mackay.
What part of speech is North Queensland?
North Queensland is a proper noun.

Words near North Queensland in the dictionary

  1. North Providence
  2. North Pyeongan
  3. North Pyongan
  4. North Pyungan
  5. North Queensferry
  6. North Queensland
  7. North Quincy
  8. North Reading
  9. North Region
  10. North Rhine-Westphalia
  11. North Rhine-Westphalian

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