Queens

American  

[kweenz] / kwinz /

noun

1. a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. 113.1 sq. mi. (295 sq. km).

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Queens British  

/ kwiːnz /

noun

1. a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. Pop: 2 225 486 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Located in the borough of Queens, LaGuardia is the third-busiest airport serving New York, handling 33.5 million passengers in 2024, according to port authority figures.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

These legendary musicians helped establish the desert rock scene and put it on the map with bands like Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“As much as I would like to pay $30, we don’t have money,” says Moe Chan, who is trying to expand his Burmese coffee-and-tea distribution business in Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Teams like Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana had continued their preparations with high-profile friendlies, with the Black Queens of Ghana on a training tour in the United Arab Emirates.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

We don’t see anything then; we just feel how fast we’re going, speeding down the highway from Queens to Brooklyn, the siren blaring.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar