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feminine

ʁɛn

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Translation

queen

Word origin

From Old French reine, from Latin regina ('queen'), from rex ('king'). English regal and the borrowing regina come from the same Latin root.

Origin: Latin
Root: regina
English cognates: regal, regina

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralreines

Examples

souri .

The queen smiled at the crowd from the window.

She thinks she is the queen of the world.

'Angleterre .

The Queen of England has been on the throne for a long time.

souri .

The queen smiled at the crowd in front of the palace.

, .

In this tale, the queen lives alone in a white tower.

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This word is part of lesson 22.