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Image:Chess queen 0964.jpg|thumb|A queen (chess)

Etymology
ME. quene, from OE. cwen|cw�n or cwene

Pronunciation
IPA|/kwi�n/
SAMPA|/kwi:n/
audio|en-us-queen.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|i�n

Noun
en-noun

1. A female monarch. Ex: :w:Queen Victoria|Queen Victoria
2. The wife of a king. Ex: :w:Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth, the 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. context|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
trans-top|female monarch
Afrikaans: koningin
Arabic: Arab|���ة|������ة (málika) f
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ܡܠ�ܬ� (malkt�, malkto) f
:Hebrew: ���ת� (malkt�, malkto) f
Chinese:
:Mandarin: 女� (n�wáng), �� (wánghòu)
Croatian: t+|hr|kraljica|f
Czech: t-|cs|královna|f
Danish: t-|da|dronning|c
Dutch: t+|nl|koningin|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|re�ino|xs=Esperanto
French: t+|fr|reine|f
Finnish: t+|fi|kuningatar
German: t+|de|Königin|f
Greek: t+|el|βα�ίλι��α|f|sc=Grek (vasílissa)
Hebrew: ���� (m�lk�) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|királyn�
Icelandic: t+|is|drottning|f
Indonesian: t-|id|ratu|xs=Indonesian
Irish: t-|ga|banríon|f|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|regina|f
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Japanese: 女� (����, jo�)
Korean: �� (yeowang)
Latin: t-|la|regina|f
Malay: permaisuri f
Malayalam: രാ���ി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi?) f
Maltese: t-|mt|reġina|xsMaltese, t-|mt|sultana|xsMaltese
Norwegian: t-|no|dronning|f
Novial: rega
Old English: t-|ang|cwen|f|altcw�n|xsOld English
Polish: t-|pl|królowa|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|rainha|f
Romanian: t-|ro|regin�|f
Russian: ко�олева (koroléva) f, �а�и�а (tsarítsa) f
Scottish Gaelic: bainrìgh f
Slovene: t+|sl|kraljica|f
Spanish: t-|es|reina|f
Swedish: t+|sv|drottning|c
Telugu: రాణి (raani)
Turkish: t-|tr|kraliçe
Vietnamese: nữ hoàng, bà hoàng, bà#Vietnamese|bà chúa, nữ vương
Welsh: brenhines
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trans-top|wife of a king
Croatian: t+|hr|kraljica|f
Czech: t-|cs|královna|f
Danish: t-|da|dronning|c
Finnish: t+|fi|kuningatar
French: t+|fr|reine|f
Hungarian: t-|hu|királyné
Icelandic: t+|is|drottning|f
Indonesian: permaisuri
Japanese: �� (���, �hi)
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Malayalam: രാ���ി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi?) f
Maltese: t-|mt|reġina|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|królowa|f
Russian: t+|ru|ко�олева|f|trkoroléva|scCyrl, t+|ru|�а�и�а|f|trcaríca|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|reina|f
Swedish: t+|sv|drottning|c
Vietnamese: hoàng hậu, vợ vua
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trans-top|chess piece
Croatian: t+|hr|kraljica|f
Czech: t-|cs|dáma|f
Danish: t-|da|dronning|c
Dutch: dame f, koningin f (unofficial)
Esperanto: t-|eo|re�ino|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|kuningatar
French: t+|fr|dame|f
German: t+|de|Dame|f
Greek: t+|el|βα�ίλι��α|f|sc=Grek (vasílissa)
Hebrew: ���� (m�lk�) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|királyn�
Icelandic: t+|is|drottning|f
Indonesian: t-|id|ratu|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|regina|f
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Japanese: t+|ja|����|trkuīn|scJpan
Malayalam: രാ���ി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi?) f
Maltese: t-|mt|sultana|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: t-|no|dronning
Novial: rega
Polish: t+|pl|hetman|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|dama|f, t+|pt|rainha|f
Romanian: t-|ro|regin�|f, t-|ro|dam�|f
Russian: �е�з� (ferz�) m, ко�олева (koroléva) f
Slovene: t+|sl|kraljica|f, t-|sl|dama|f
Spanish: t-|es|reina|f
Swedish: t+|sv|dam|c, t+|sv|drottning|c
Telugu: రాణి (raani)
Turkish: t+|tr|vezir
Vietnamese: (quân) hậu|Hậu
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trans-top|playing card
Croatian: t-|hr|dama|f
Afrikaans vrou
Czech: t-|cs|dáma|f
Danish: t-|da|dame|c
Dutch: t+|nl|vrouw|f, t+|nl|dame|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|re�ino|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: kuningatar, rouva, akka (colloquial)
French: t+|fr|reine|f, t+|fr|dame
German: t+|de|Dame|f
Hebrew: ���� (m�lk�) f
Hungarian: t-|hu|dáma
Icelandic: t+|is|drottning|f
Indonesian: t-|id|ratu|xs=Indonesian
Irish: t-|ga|banríon|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|regina|f, t+|it|donna|f
Japanese: t+|ja|����|trkuīn|scJpan
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Malayalam: രാ���ി (raajnji), റാണി (RaaNi?) f
Maltese: t-|mt|donna|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: t-|no|dronning
Novial: rega
Polish: t+|pl|dama|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|dama|f
Romanian: t-|ro|dam�|f
Russian: t+|ru|дама|f|trdáma|scCyrl
Slovene: t-|sl|dama|f
Spanish: t-|es|reina|f
Swedish: t+|sv|dam|c
Telugu: రాణి (raani)
Turkish: t+|tr|kız
Vietnamese: (quân) �am
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trans-top|powerful or forceful female person
Croatian: t+|hr|kraljica|f
Czech: t-|cs|královna|f
Danish: t-|da|dronning|c
Finnish: t-|fi|valtiatar, t+|fi|matriarkka
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Polish: t-|pl|caryca|f
Russian: t+|ru|ко�олева|f|trkoroléva|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|reina|f
Vietnamese: bà#Vietnamese|bà chúa
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trans-top|slang: male homosexual
Danish: bøsse c
Finnish: t+|fi|homo
German: t-|de|Tunte|f
Greek: t-|el|�ο���η�|m|sc=Grek
trans-mid
Indonesian: homo, hombre, banci
Polish: t+|pl|ciota|f, t+|pl|homo|m, t+|pl|peda�|m
Spanish: t+|es|loca|f, t-|es|reinona|f
Swedish: t-|sv|fjolla, t+|sv|bög
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trans-top|reproductive female animal in a hive
Czech: t-|cs|královna|f
Danish: t-|da|dronning|c
Dutch: t+|nl|koningin|f
Finnish: t+|fi|kuningatar
French: t+|fr|reine|f
German: t+|de|Königin|f
Greek: t+|el|βα�ίλι��α|f|trvasílissa|scGrek
Hebrew: ���� (m�lk�) f
Icelandic: t+|is|drottning|f
Italian: t-|it|ape regina|f
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Maltese: t-|mt|reġina tan-naħal|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: t-|no|dronning
Polish: t-|pl|królowa|f
Romanian: t-|ro|regin�|f
Russian: t-|ru|ма�ка|f|trmátka|scCyrl, t+|ru|�а�и�а|f|trcaríca|scCyrl
Slovene: t-|sl|matica|f
Spanish: t-|es|reina|f
Swedish: t+|sv|drottning|c
Turkish: t-|tr|kraliçe
Vietnamese: con#Vietnamese|con (+ kiếnant, ong#Vietnamese|ongbee, m�i=termite) chúa
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trans-top|adult female cat
Dutch: wijfjeskat f, poes f, kattin f (Flemish)
Finnish: t-|fi|naaraskissa
French: t+|fr|folle|f
Icelandic: t+|is|læða|f
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Italian: t+|it|gatta|f
Hebrew: �ת��� (ḥ�tul�) f
Maltese: t-|mt|qattusa|f|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|kocica|f, t+|pl|kotka|f
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Arabic: Arab|���ة|������ة (málika)
ttbc|Breton: rouanez f -ed p (1,2,4), damez f (3), katell f -ed p (5)
ttbc|Bulgarian: к�али�а f (1), �а�и�а f (1, 2, 5), дама f (3), ��аве��и� (5)
ttbc|Catalan: reina f
ttbc|Chinese: �, ��, 女�
ttbc|Galician: raíña f
ttbc|Indonesian: ratu
ttbc|Interlingua: regina
ttbc|Korean: �� [女�] (yeowang)
ttbc|Latin: regina f
ttbc|Lithuanian: karalien� f (1, 4); sometimes karal� f (ruling female monarch, when her consort is not ruling) (1) valdov� f (2); dama f (3); motin�l� f (6)
ttbc|Slovak: kráľovná (1, 4), dáma (2, 3) f, horník (3) m
ttbc|Volapük: jireg
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Derived terms
drag queen
drama queen
queenly

See also
top2
czarina
duchess
emperor
empress
imperial
jack
mid2
king
kingdom
majesty
prince
princess
royal
royalty

Verb
queen

1. to make a queen
2. chess to convert a pawn into a queen

Translations
trans-top|to make a queen
Danish: gøre til dronning, udnævne til dronning, krone
Italian: t+|it|incoronare
trans-mid
Swedish: göra till drottning, kröna
Vietnamese: ��ng quang, ch�n làm hoàng hậu, ch�n làm nữ hoàng
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trans-top|chess: to convert a pawn into a queen
Danish: gøre til dronning
Russian: t-|ru|пе�к� п�овод�� в �е�зи|trpéšku provódjat v ferzí|scCyrl
Swedish: gå i dam, göra till drottning
Vietnamese: nâng thành (quân) hậu|Hậu
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• 2007-12-31 01:02 - 79.75.15.175 - /* Noun */ rephrased noun definition 6 for better concision.

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