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queen noun /kwiːn/ , [kʰw̥iːn]
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.	reine, dame
A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.	dame, reine
An adult female cat capable of breeding.	chatte
(slang, sometimes, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.	folle
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.	reine

queen verb /kwiːn/ , [kʰw̥iːn]
(chess) To promote a pawn to a queen.	dame, promouvoir

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