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queen

n. countable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈkwin// UK //kwˈiːn// queen Archaic General-service Slang Vulgar

n. a woman who rules a country because she was born into a royal family. You also use this for the wife of a king or for a woman who is the best at something.

n. a female monarch who rules a kingdom in her own right, or the consort of a reigning king. The term is also applied figuratively to a woman preeminent in a particular sphere or to a high-ranking piece in the game of chess.


SIMPLE

The queen waved to the crowd from the balcony.

CONTEXTUAL

After the king died without a son, his eldest daughter was crowned queen of the small nation.

COMPLEX

While the role of a constitutional queen is largely ceremonial, she remains a powerful symbol of national continuity and historical identity during times of political transition.

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When used as a title before a name, it is capitalized; otherwise, it is typically lowercase unless referring to a specific, unique head of state.

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