Queen
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Queen may refer to:
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[edit] In government and monarchy
- Queen regnant, a female monarch of equivalent power to a male king
- Any of the three currently living queens regnant:
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938), Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba
- Elizabeth II (born 1926), Queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
- Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940), Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark
- Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king without equal power
- Queen dowager, a former queen consort whose husband has died
- Queen mother, either a queen dowager, or a queen regnant who has abdicated, whose son or daughter has become the monarch
[edit] Music
- Queen (band), a British rock band
- Queen (album), the band's debut album
- "The Queen" (Velvet song), 2009
- "The Queen", a song by Lady Gaga from Born This Way (special edition)
- Queen (Kaya album)
- Queen Records, a former subsidiary record label of King Records
[edit] In arts and literature
- Queen (Snow White), a character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- The Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass), a character in Through the Looking Glass
- The Queen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Queen (magazine), a British women's magazine
- The Queen (film), a 2006 film starring Dame Helen Mirren
- Queen: The Story of an American Family, a book by Alex Haley and a 1993 TV mini-series based on that book
[edit] In zoology
- Queen insects, an aspect of eusociality
- Queen (butterfly), a North and South American butterfly
[edit] In religion and folklore
- May Queen, the goddess of spring or a young girl chosen to personify her as part of a springtime celebration
- Queen of Heaven, a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus
- Queen of heaven (antiquity), a title given to a number of ancient goddesses
- Queen Mab, a fairy in the play Romeo and Juliet
- Queen Maya (mother of Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of Gautama Buddha
[edit] In games
- Queen (chess), a chess piece; also used as a verb to describe the changing of a pawn into a queen when it reaches the eighth rank
- Queen (playing card), a card or cards in a deck of playing cards or tarot cards
[edit] Automobiles
- Queen (Canadian automobile), built from 1901 to 1903
- Queen (English automobile), built from 1904 to 1905
- Queen (American automobile), built from 1904 to 1907
[edit] Other
- Queen (slang)
- Queen bed, a size of bed
- Queen (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- QUEEN (project) Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
- Queen (1773), a sailing ship used a convict ship dispatched in 1791 from England to Australia
- Queen, New Mexico
[edit] See also
- The Queen (disambiguation)
- Queens (disambiguation), including "Queen's"
- Queen bee (disambiguation)
- Queen Street (disambiguation), any of several streets
- Winter Queen (disambiguation)
- Queening (disambiguation)
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