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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

[ English

[ Etymology

Middle English quene, from Old English cwēn or cwene

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwiːn/
• SAMPA: /kwi:n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -iːn

[ Noun

Singular queen

Plural queens

queen (plural queens)

1. A female monarch. Ex: Queen Victoria
2. The wife of a king. Ex: Queen Elizabeth, thee Queen Mother
3. (chess) Piece able to move both horizontally and diagonally any number of spaces; most powerful piece.
4. (playing cards) Playing card with picture of queen on its face, 12th card in a given suit.
5. A powerful or forceful female person.
6. (derogatory, slang) . An effeminate male homosexual. See Drag queen.
7. A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp
8. An adult female cat valued for breeding. See tom.

[ Synonyms

• (female monarch): queen regnant
• (wife of a king): queen consort

[ Translations

female monarch

Afrikaans: koningin Arabic: مَلِكَة (málika) f. Aramaic: Syriac: ܡܠܟܬܐ (malktā, malkto) f. Hebrew: מלכתא (malktā, malkto) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 女王 (nǚwáng), 王后 (wánghòu) Croatian: kraljica hr(hr) f. Czech: královna cs(cs) f. Danish: dronning da(da) c. Dutch: koningin nl(nl) f. Esperanto: reĝino eo(eo) French: reine fr(fr) f. Finnish: kuningatar fi(fi) German: Königin de(de) f. Greek: βασίλισσα el(el) f. (vasílissa) Hebrew: מלכה (mālkā) f. Hungarian: királynő hu(hu) Icelandic: drottning is(is) f. Indonesian: ratu id(id) Irish: banríon ga(ga) f. Italian: regina it(it) f.

Japanese: 女王 (じょおう, joō) Korean: 여왕 (yeowang) Latin: regina la(la) f. Malay: permaisuri f. Malayalam: രാജ്ഞി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi) f. Maltese: reġina mt(mt), sultana mt(mt) Norwegian: dronning no(no) f. Novial: rega Old English: cwēn ang(ang) f. Polish: królowa pl(pl) f. Portuguese: rainha pt(pt) f. Romanian: regină ro(ro) f. Russian: королева (koroléva) f., царица (tsarítsa) f. Scottish Gaelic: bainrìgh f. Slovene: kraljica sl(sl) f. Spanish: reina es(es) f. Swedish: drottning sv(sv) c. Telugu: రాణి (raani) Turkish: kraliçe tr(tr) Vietnamese: nữ hoàng, bà hoàng, bà chúa, nữ vương Welsh: brenhines

wife of a king

Croatian: kraljica hr(hr) f. Czech: královna cs(cs) f. Danish: dronning da(da) c. Finnish: kuningatar fi(fi) French: reine fr(fr) f. Hungarian: királyné hu(hu) Icelandic: drottning is(is) f. Indonesian: permaisuri Japanese: 王妃 (おうひ, ōhi)

Latin: regina la(la) f. Malayalam: രാജ്ഞി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi) f. Maltese: reġina mt(mt) Polish: królowa pl(pl) f. Russian: королева ru(ru) (koroléva) f., царица ru(ru) (caríca) f. Spanish: reina es(es) f. Swedish: drottning sv(sv) c. Vietnamese: hoàng hậu, vợ vua

chess piece

Croatian: kraljica hr(hr) f. Czech: dáma cs(cs) f. Danish: dronning da(da) c. Dutch: dame f., koningin f. (unofficial) Esperanto: reĝino eo(eo) Finnish: kuningatar fi(fi) French: dame fr(fr) f. German: Dame de(de) f. Greek: βασίλισσα el(el) f. (vasílissa) Hebrew: מלכה (mālkā) f. Hungarian: királynő hu(hu) Icelandic: drottning is(is) f. Indonesian: ratu id(id) Italian: regina it(it) f.

Japanese: クイーン ja(ja) (kuīn) Malayalam: രാജ്ഞി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi) f. Maltese: sultana mt(mt) Norwegian: dronning no(no) Novial: rega Polish: hetman pl(pl) m. Portuguese: dama pt(pt) f., rainha pt(pt) f. Romanian: regină ro(ro) f., damă ro(ro) f. Russian: ферзь (ferz’) m., королева (koroléva) f. Slovene: kraljica sl(sl) f., dama sl(sl) f. Spanish: reina es(es) f. Swedish: dam sv(sv) c., drottning sv(sv) c. Telugu: రాణి (raani) Turkish: vezir tr(tr) Vietnamese: (quân) Hậu

playing card

Croatian: dama hr(hr) f. Afrikaans vrou Czech: dáma cs(cs) f. Danish: dame da(da) c. Dutch: vrouw nl(nl) f., dame nl(nl) f. Esperanto: reĝino eo(eo) Finnish: kuningatar, rouva, akka (colloquial) French: reine fr(fr) f., dame fr(fr) German: Dame de(de) f. Hebrew: מלכה (mālkā) f. Hungarian: dáma hu(hu) Icelandic: drottning is(is) f. Indonesian: ratu id(id) Irish: banríon ga(ga) Italian: regina it(it) f., donna it(it) f. Japanese: クイーン ja(ja) (kuīn)

Malayalam: രാജ്ഞി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi) f. Maltese: donna mt(mt) Norwegian: dronning no(no) Novial: rega Polish: dama pl(pl) f. Portuguese: dama pt(pt) f. Romanian: damă ro(ro) f. Russian: дама ru(ru) (dáma) f. Slovene: dama sl(sl) f. Spanish: reina es(es) f. Swedish: dam sv(sv) c. Telugu: రాణి (raani) Turkish: kız tr(tr) Vietnamese: (quân) đam

powerful or forceful female person

Croatian: kraljica hr(hr) f. Czech: královna cs(cs) f. Danish: dronning da(da) c. Finnish: valtiatar fi(fi), matriarkka fi(fi)

Polish: caryca pl(pl) f. Russian: королева ru(ru) (koroléva) f. Spanish: reina es(es) f. Vietnamese: bà chúa

slang: male homosexual

Danish: bøsse da(da) c. Finnish: homo fi(fi) German: Tunte de(de) f. Greek: πούστης el(el) m.

Indonesian: homo, hombre, banci Polish: ciota pl(pl) f., homo pl(pl) m., pedał pl(pl) m. Spanish: loca es(es) f., reinona es(es) f. Swedish: fjolla sv(sv), bög sv(sv)

reproductive female animal in a hive

Czech: královna cs(cs) f. Danish: dronning da(da) c. Dutch: koningin nl(nl) f. Finnish: kuningatar fi(fi) French: reine fr(fr) f. German: Königin de(de) f. Greek: βασίλισσα el(el) (vasílissa) f. Hebrew: מלכה (mālkā) f. Icelandic: drottning is(is) f. Italian: ape regina it(it) f.

Maltese: reġina tan-naħal mt(mt) Norwegian: dronning no(no) Polish: królowa pl(pl) f. Romanian: regină ro(ro) f. Russian: матка ru(ru) (mátka) f., царица ru(ru) (caríca) f. Slovene: matica sl(sl) f. Spanish: reina es(es) f. Swedish: drottning sv(sv) c. Turkish: GFDL. This site was used times.