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Queens County

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Queens County

  • /ˈkwinz ˈkaʊnti/ Canada
  • [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰʌʊ̯ɾ̃i] Canada
  • /ˈkwinz ˈkaʊnti/ US
  • [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰaʊ̯ɾ̃i] US
  • [ˈkʰw̥(ɪ)ins ˈkʰa̟ʊ̯ɾ̃i] New York City
  • /ˈkwiːnz ˈkaʊnti/ UK
  • [ˈkʰw̥iːns ˈkʰaʊ̯nti] UK

Rhymes with -aʊnti

Where it comes from

The counties of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were named as a show of loyalty to the British monarchy.

The county of Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Charlotte (1744–1818).

proper noun

  1. A county of New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. A county of New York, coterminous with the New York City borough of Queens.
  3. A county of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A county of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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"Queens County." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/queens%20county. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Queens County. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/queens%20county

Chicago

"Queens County." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/queens%20county.

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@misc{queens_county_2026,
  title = {Queens County},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/queens%20county},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}