Definitions
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- noun A person from
Queensland . - noun A
house built in anarchitectural style found inQueensland , that style being wideverandahs around the house and the houseraised up onstumps about 2metres off theground .
Etymologies
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Examples
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PNB, you could not be a Queenslander, which is the heart of socialising, bulk eating, drinking large quantities of poor quality alcohol & fuck-knuckling…
Cheeseburger Gothic » Quick but worthwhile distraction. 2009
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The Queenslander was a guest of the Serbian stunner and looked on admiringly as she advanced past her second-round opponent.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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The Queenslander was a guest of the Serbian stunner and looked on admiringly as she advanced past her second-round opponent.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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The Queenslander was a guest of the Serbian stunner and looked on admiringly as she advanced past her second-round opponent.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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The Queenslander was a guest of the Serbian stunner and looked on admiringly as she advanced past her second-round opponent.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Many of these homes are built in the archetypal "Queenslander" style that had its heyday in the 1930s: wooden houses raised on stilts, with front double-doors and large wraparound verandahs, which shade the house while allowing cooling breezes to pass through.
Brisbane Rosanne Barrett 2009
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Shortly after our arrival at the Star Hotel, Mr. Rutherford, who had picked up a "Queenslander," said to me, "Who is driving the coach from Muttaburra to Winton?"
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Even then they were not safe as some of their historic "Queenslander" homes - wisely built on stilts for ventilation and to rise above the flood plain - were washed away.
The Guardian World News Patrick Barkham 2011
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The actual house itself is called a 'Queenslander' and basically it is on stilts.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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SO it's best wishes from a former fellow Queenslander.
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