Queens County
See also: Queen's County
English
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkwinz ˈkaʊnti/, [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰʌʊ̯ɾ̃i]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwinz ˈkaʊnti/, [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰaʊ̯ɾ̃i]
- (New York City) IPA(key): [ˈkʰw̥(ɪ)ins ˈkʰa̟ʊ̯ɾ̃i]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwiːnz ˈkaʊnti/, [ˈkʰw̥iːns ˈkʰaʊ̯nti]
- Hyphenation: Queens Coun‧ty
- Rhymes: -aʊnti
Proper noun
- A county of New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1785]
- A county of New York, coterminous with the New York City borough of Queens.
- A county of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1762]
- A county of Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]
Derived terms
Descendants
- → French: Comté de Queens (calque)