QUEEN


Meaning of QUEEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwi:n ]

( queens)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A queen is a woman who rules a country as its monarch.

...Queen Victoria...

She met the Queen last week.

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2.

A queen is a woman who is married to a king.

The king and queen had fled.

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3.

If you refer to a woman as the queen of a particular activity, you mean that she is well-known for being very good at it.

...the queen of crime writing.

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see also beauty queen

4.

In chess, the queen is the most powerful piece. It can be moved in any direction.

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5.

A queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it.

...the queen of spades.

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6.

A queen or a queen bee is a large female bee which can lay eggs.

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