queen
noun
/kwiːn/
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[kʰw̥iːn]
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- A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Dame,
Königin
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- A female monarch.
- A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
- Worker bees around the queen (sense 6) of the hive, marked with a pink dot
A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
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Königin,
Dame
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- An adult female cat capable of breeding.
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Kätzin
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- (slang, sometimes, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
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Tunte
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