English Explanatory Dictionary

Queensferry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3168).
  2. A town on the Firth of Forth in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1378).
  3. A locality in Bass Coast Shire, southern Victoria, Australia.

Word forms

Queensferry

Etymology

From queen + -s- + ferry * In Flintshire, named in honour of Queen Victoria; previously Kingsferry. * In Scotland, named after the Queen of Scots, Saint Margaret of Scotland.

Synonyms

South Queensferry

Related words

North Queensferry
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