Queen

In singular form, Queen may refer to:

In government and monarchy

Queen, a female royal title, generally meaning the wife of a king or a female monarch. A Queen in this context can be any of the following:

Queen regnant, a female monarch, equivalent to the male title king; she is referred to informally in the third person as "The Queen." Today's monarchs often referred to as such include:
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
Margrethe II 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

In arts and literature

Queen (band), a British rock band
Queen (album), the band's debut album
Queen II, the band's second album
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, 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
Queen Records, a former subsidiary record label of King Records (USA)

In zoology

Queen insects, an aspect of eusociality
Queen ant
Queen bee

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), mother of Gautama Buddha

In games

Queen (chess), a chess piece
Queen (playing card), a card or cards in a deck of playing cards or tarot cards

Translation

The word "Queen" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Sicilian, Slovak.

Translation(s) in other languages: Catalan: Reina, Czech: Královna, Danish: Dronning, German: Königin, Spanish: Reina, French: Reine, Korean: 퀸 (동음이의), Indonesian: Ratu, Italian: Queen (disambigua), Dutch: Koningin, Japanese: クイーン, Norwegian (Bokmål): Queen (andre betydninger), Portuguese: Rainha, Swedish: Drottning (olika betydelser).