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Queensferry

Queensferry proper noun: a town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).

Proper noun

Queensferry

  1. A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).
  2. A town on the Firth of Forth in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1378).
  3. A locality in Bass Coast Shire, southern Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms of Queensferry

Origin of Queensferry

From queen + -s- + ferry * In Flintshire, named in honour of Queen Victoria; previously Kingsferry. * In Scotland, named after the Queen of Scots, Saint Margaret of Scotland.

Phrases with Queensferry

Questions about Queensferry

What does Queensferry mean?
Queensferry means a town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).
What part of speech is Queensferry?
Queensferry is a proper noun.

Words near Queensferry in the dictionary

  1. queens-consorts
  2. Queensberry
  3. Queensberry rules
  4. Queensbury
  5. Queenscliff
  6. Queensferry
  7. queenship
  8. queenships
  9. queenside
  10. queensides
  11. Queensite

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