Queenstown

/ˈkwinzˌtaʊn/ proper noun

Definition

A resort town in New Zealand's South Island, famous for adventure tourism and scenic mountain lake setting.

Etymology

Named in 1863 after Queen Victoria of England, following the British colonial practice of honoring royalty in place names. The town was originally called 'The Camp' by gold miners in the 1860s.

Kelly Says

Queenstown earned the title 'Adventure Capital of the World' by pioneering commercial bungee jumping in the 1980s. What started as a small gold mining settlement has become synonymous with extreme sports, proving how geography can shape destiny.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
QUEENSTOWN
kween-stown
ARالعربية
كوينstown
kween-stown
BNবাংলা
কুইনস্টাউন
kween-stown
CACatalà
Queenstown
kween-stown
CSČeština
Queenstown
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DADansk
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DEDeutsch
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ELΕλληνικά
Queenstown
kween-stown
ESEspañol
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FAفارسی
کویین‌سٹاون
kween-stauwn
FISuomi
Queenstown
kween-stown
FRFrançais
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GUGU
ક્યુઈનસ્ટાઉન
kween-stauwn
HAHA
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kween-stown
HEעברית
קוئینסטאון
kween-stauhn
HIहिन्दी
क्वीनस्टाउन
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HUMagyar
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IDBahasa Indonesia
Queenstown
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
Queenstown
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JA日本語
クインズタウン
kuinzu-taun
KKKK
Queenstown
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KMKM
ក្វីនស្តូន
kween-stoun
KO한국어
퀸스타운
kwin-seu-taun
MRMR
क्वीनस्टाउन
kween-stown
MSBahasa Melayu
Queenstown
kween-stown
MYမြန်မာ
ကွင်းစတောင်း
kween-stauwn
NLNederlands
Queenstown
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NONorsk
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kween-stown
PAPA
ਕੁਈਨਸਟਾਊਨ
kween-stauwn
PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
Квинстаун
kvin-stown
SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
Queenstown
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TAதமிழ்
குயின்ஸ்டவுன்
kween-stauwn
TEతెలుగు
కుయిన్స్టౌన్
kween-stauwn
THไทย
ควีนสตาวน์
kween-stauhn
TLTL
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TRTürkçe
Queenstown
kween-stown
UKУкраїнська
Квінстаун
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URاردو
کونسٹاون
kween-stown
VITiếng Việt
Queenstown
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YOYO
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ZH中文
皇后镇
huánghòu zhèn
ZUZU
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