# Noosa Heads

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnuːsə ˈhedz/

## Definitions
1. A coastal town and suburb, one of the three major centres of the Shire of Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, bounded in part by the Noosa River and the headlands of the Noosa National Park.

## Etymology
From a Pama-Nyungan language term noosa ("shade, shadows") + the English term heads (“headlands”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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