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Definition queen in British English

queen noun

[countable] noun
/kwiːn/
1

a woman who rules a country because she belongs to a royal family

Example

Queen Elizabeth

Example

Plans were afoot for a royal visit from the King and Queen of Spain.

Example

She was crowned queen in 1953.

Synonyms and related words
archduke aristocracy aristocrat
1.1

a woman who is married to a king

Synonyms and related words
archduke aristocracy aristocrat
2

a woman who does something very well

Example

She was the queen of the dance floor.

Example

a Hollywood movie queen

Synonyms and related words
best master queen
3

in a game of cards, a card with a picture of a queen on it

Example

the queen of hearts

Synonyms and related words
ace card clubs
4

a piece that can move in any direction in a game of chess

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bishop capture castle
5

a large female insect that can lay eggs

Example

a queen bee

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ant aphid bedbug
6

an offensive word for a gay man who the speaker thinks is like a woman in the way that he looks, talks, or behaves

Synonyms and related words
nancy poof fairy
Definition queen in British English