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Monarchy

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Queen regnant A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reignin ...
, a female monarch of a Kingdom **
List of queens regnant This is a list of current and former female monarchs, including queens regnant, empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess etc.). If the queen ruled as a regent, this is indicated by "(regent)" following ...
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king *
Queen mother A queen mother is a former queen, often a queen dowager, who is the mother of the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since the early 1560s. It arises in hereditary monarchies in Europe and is also used to describe a number of ...
, a queen dowager who is the mother of a reigning monarch


Arts and entertainment


Fictional characters

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Queen (Marvel Comics) Quagmire Quagmire (Jerome Meyers), a villain from the Squadron Supreme universe and member of the Institute of Evil, first appeared in flashback in ''Squadron Supreme'' #4 and fully in ''Squadron Supreme'' #5, and was created by Mark Gruenwald. ...
, Adrianna "Ana" Soria *
Evil Queen The Evil Queen, also called the Wicked Queen, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of "Snow White", a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm; similar stories exist worldwide. Other versions of the Queen appear in subsequent ...
, from ''Snow White'' * Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass'') * Queen of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'')


Gaming

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Queen (chess) The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful chess piece, piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or , combining the powers of the Rook (chess), rook and Bishop (chess), bishop. Each player starts the g ...
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Queen (playing card) The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. In many European languages, the king and queen begin with the same letter so the latter is often called ''dame'' (lady) or variations thereof. In French playing cards, the usual rank ...
, a playing card with a picture of a woman on it *
Queen (carrom) Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. The game is very popular in the Indian subcontinent, and is known by various names in different languages. In Sou ...
, a piece in
carrom Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. The game is very popular in the Indian subcontinent, and is known by various names in different languages. In Sou ...


Music

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Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works ...
, a British rock band ** ''Queen'' (Queen album), 1973 * ''Queen'' (Kaya album), 2011 * ''Queen'' (Nicki Minaj album), 2018 * ''Queen'' (Ten Walls album), 2017 * "Queen", a song by Estelle from the 2018 album '' Lovers Rock'' * "Queen", a song by
G Flip Georgia Claire Flipo, known professionally as G Flip, is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer, drummer, and musician from Melbourne, Victoria. They released their debut studio album, '' About Us'', on 30 August 2019. Early life and educ ...
featuring Mxmtoon, 2020 * "Queen", a song by Jessie J from the 2018 album '' R.O.S.E.'' * "Queen", a song by Melvins from the 1994 album '' Stoner Witch'' * "Queen", a song by Perfume Genius from the 2014 album ''
Too Bright ''Too Bright'' is the third album by American singer Perfume Genius, released on September 23, 2014. The album reached number 77 on the UK Albums chart and peaked at number 83 in the United States. Critical reception ''Too Bright'' has recei ...
'' * "Queen", a song by Shawn Mendes from the 2018 album ''
Shawn Mendes Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (; born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian pop singer. He gained a following in 2013, when he posted song covers on the video sharing platform Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gert ...
'' * "Queen", a 2021 track by Toby Fox from ''
Deltarune Chapter 2 OST The music of ''Deltarune'' comprises multiple soundtrack albums created and scored by Toby Fox. The first soundtrack album was released on Bandcamp on November 1, 2018, a day after the game was launched. In collaboration with Fangamer, Fox relea ...
'' from the video game ''Deltarune'' * "Queen", a song by Tracey Thorn from the 2018 album '' Record'' * " Q.U.E.E.N.", a 2013 song by Janelle Monáe *
Queen Records King Records was an American label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. It released original material until 197 ...
, a former subsidiary record label of King Records


Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Queen'' (magazine), a British women's magazine * '' Queen: The Story of an American Family'', a 1993 book by Alex Haley ** ''
Alex Haley's Queen ''Alex Haley's Queen'' (also known as ''Queen'') is a 1993 American television miniseries that aired in three installments on February 14, 16, and 18 on CBS. The miniseries is an adaptation of the 1993 novel '' Queen: The Story of an American F ...
'', a 1993 TV mini-series * ''Queen'' (2014 film), an Indian comedy film * ''Queen'' (2018 film), an Indian drama thriller * ''Queen'' (web series), an Indian political drama series


Places

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Queen, New Mexico Queen is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Although it currently has a population of around 50, it was formerly considered a ghos ...
, US * Queen, Pennsylvania, US


Religion and folklore

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May Queen In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday, and of springtime and also summer. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May Da ...
, or Queen of May, a personification of the May Day holiday *
Queen of Heaven Queen of Heaven ( la, Regina Caeli) is a title given to the Virgin Mary, by Christians mainly of the Catholic Church and, to a lesser extent, in Anglicanism, Lutheranism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. The Catholic teaching on this subject is expresse ...
, a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus * Queen of Heaven (antiquity), a title given to a number of ancient goddesses


Science

* Queen, a reproductive female caste in
eusociality Eusociality (from Greek εὖ ''eu'' "good" and social), the highest level of organization of sociality, is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative brood care (including care of offspring from other individuals), overlapping genera ...
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Queen ant A queen ant (formally known as a gyne) is an adult, reproducing female ant in an ant colony; generally she will be the mother of all the other ants in that colony. Some female ants, such as the ''Cataglyphis'', do not need to mate to produce offs ...
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Queen bee A queen bee is typically an adult, mated female (gyne) that lives in a colony or hive of honey bees. With fully developed reproductive organs, the queen is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive. Queens are developed ...
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Queen (butterfly) The queen butterfly (''Danaus gilippus'') is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of . It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ...
, ''Danaus gilippus'' * Queen, an un-neutered female
cat The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...


Transportation

* Queen (Canadian automobile), built from 1901 to 1903 *
Queen (English automobile) The Queen was an English automobile produced from 1904 to 1905. "The car for the million or the millionaire", it was sold by Horner & Sons of Mitre Square, London. Models of 12 and 16 hp were offered; prices ranged from 235 guineas to 275 ...
, built from 1904 to 1905 *
Queen (American automobile) The Queen was a Brass Era American automobile manufactured between 1904 and 1907 in Detroit, Michigan. History Carl H. Blomstrom was an engineer who built his first experimental car in 1897 and a second one in 1899. Blomstrom (1902-1903) ...
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Queen station Queen is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located under Yonge Street north from Queen Street to Shuter Street. Wi-Fi service is available at this station. History Queen Station opened in 1954 ...
, a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * ''Queen'' (ship), the name of several ships ** ''Queen'' (East Indiaman) **


Other uses

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Queen (name) Queen is a given name and surname. In some cases it originated as a shortening of the surname MacQueen. In other cases it was the nickname of an ancestor that later became the family's surname. Given name People with this given name include: *Quee ...
, a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) *
Drag queen A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and part o ...
, a person, usually a male, imitating female signifiers for entertainment purposes *
Queen (slang) In gay slang, queen is a term used to refer to a flamboyant or effeminate gay man. The term can either be pejorative or celebrated as a type of self-identification. Related terms Drag queen A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses ...
, a slang term for a flamboyant or effeminate gay man *
Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North, abbreviated QUEEN was an international and interdisciplinary research programme in the Arctic. QUEEN was established to understand the processes involved in environmental changes in the Arctic region by ...
(QUEEN), a climate research project in the Arctic *
Queen Fine Foods Queen Fine Foods is Australia's leading producer of pure vanilla extracts, food colourings, and baking aids. Queen Vanilla was named after and endorsed by Queen Victoria. Queen is the top-selling brand of fine foods in Australian supermarkets, an ...
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Queen sized bed Standard bed sizes are based on standard mattress sizes, which vary from country to country. Bed sizes also vary according to the size and degree of ornamentation of the bed frame. Dimensions and names vary considerably around the world, with ...
* Sabrina Frederick, Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Queen"


See also

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Queen bee (disambiguation) A queen bee is an insect. Queen bee may also refer to: People * Lil' Kim (born 1974), known as Queen B/Bee * Beyoncé (born 1981), known as Queen B/Bey Music * Queen Bee (band), a Japanese musical group * Queen Bee (EP), ''Queen Bee'' (EP) ...
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Queen-mother (disambiguation) Queen-mother, queenmother, or ''variation'', may refer to: Generally * Queenmother, an African title * Queen mother, the role of mother to the monarch Persons * Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900–2002), mother to Queen Elizabeth II * Queen ...
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Queen of the South (disambiguation) Queen of the South may refer to: People * Queen of the South (biblical reference), an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba used in the New Testament * "Queen of the South", a nickname for Kyrgyzstani stateswoman Kurmanjan Datka Arts, entertai ...
* Queen Street (disambiguation), any of several streets * Queenie (disambiguation) * Queening (disambiguation) * Queens (disambiguation), including "Queen's" *
The Queen (disambiguation) In the English-speaking world, The Queen most commonly refers to: * Elizabeth II (1926–2022), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death The Queen may also refer to: * Camilla, Queen Consort (born 1947) ...
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Kween (disambiguation) Kween or Kweens may refer to: People *Khuen people, or Kween people, an aboriginal ethnic group of Laos * Kenny Kweens, an American musician Places *Kween District, Eastern Region, Uganda ** Kween County, a county of Uganda ** Kween, Uganda, a ...
* Winter Queen (disambiguation) *
Le Queen Le Queen is a nightclub in Paris, located on the avenue des Champs-Élysées. Once a gay nightclub, Le Queen was formerly known as "Le Central" until its closing in early 1991. It was more or less the sequel to the Parisian club "Le Boy", as it ...
, a night club in Paris {{disambiguation