king

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king noun /ˈkeɪ̯ŋ/ , /ˈkiŋ/ , /ˈkæŋ/ , /ˈkɛ̃ŋ/ , /ˈkɪŋ/ , /ˈkɪŋɡ/ , /;/ , [ˈkʰeɪ̯ŋ] , [ˈkʰiŋ] , [ˈkʰæŋ] , [ˈkʰɛ̃ŋ] , [ˈkʰɪŋ] , [ˈkʰɪŋɡ]
a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation a playing piece in chess	koning
a playing card with the image of a king in it	koning, heer
(draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward	dam

Kings properNoun
book of the Bible	Koningen

King
	Karel

in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king: in het land der blinden is eenoog koning
king of diamonds: ruitenkoning, ruitenheer
king cake: koningentaart, driekoningentaart
King Arthur: Koning Arthur
king of kings: koning der koningen
king of hearts: hartenheer
king trumpet mushroom: duinvoetje, koningsoesterzwam, kruisdisteloesterzwam
king of clubs: klaverheer
the king is dead, long live the king: de koning is dood, leve de koning!

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