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Meanings of queen in English

Russian
ферязь
Portuguese
dama
Spanish
d
Catalan
dama
Wikidata

Chess piece, able to move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

ферязь
Portuguese
veado
Catalan
monya
Spanish
pluma

Offensive term for an openly homosexual man.

veado
Portuguese
rainha
Catalan
monarca
Spanish
soberana reinante

A female sovereign ruler.

rainha
Catalan
plusmarquista mundial

A competitor who holds a preeminent position.

plusmarquista mundial
Synonyms
Examples for "world-beater"
Examples for "world-beater"
1
Just as our education system is not a world-beater, neither is healthcare.
The Irish Times
2
MOSCOW boasted it had a new world-beater: The Su-57 stealth fighter.
News.com.au
3
But that's the way it is with world-beater inventions; they sweep you along.
The Professional Approach
4
But Sputnik may not have been quite the world-beater it seemed at the time.
Wired
5
In fact, this warmable cherry beer is an absolute world-beater.
The Guardian
Usage of queen in English
1
He was quite sure he knew what the young queen was thinking.
Torch of Freedom
2
Obama met the queen three times, including a state visit in 2011.
Reuters
3
The queen dropped in a fainting-fit; and the brute left the room.
The Peasant and the Prince
4
Therefore, I plan to offer our resignation to the queen, he said.
The Irish Times
5
For thousands of years he experimented, concealing his work from the queen.
Faefever
6
It wasn't simply his relationship with his queen that was the problem.
Fragile Eternity
7
The queen will need more soldiers, and you must help draw them.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
8
I curtsey to the queen and say: 'Your Grace must excuse me.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
9
Damage the host and you risk premature damage to the unborn queen.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
10
The English King was concerned about his young daughter Margaret, Alexander's queen.
The Guardian
11
In short, the Carthaginian queen was in love with the Trojan prince.
Story of Aeneas
12
Even your queen with all manner of good intentions couldnae do that.
Heaven and the heather
13
But the young queen directed her looks to no one in particular.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
14
I've had reports from the queen and General Moraus already this morning.
Casket of Souls
15
The queen is determined that the threat shall be faced and defeated.
The Lady of the Rivers
16
Beneath it sat the queen of the festival-theBride of the Nile.
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 12
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Common
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