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krone — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crown noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
  • queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

Senses

krone is used for these senses in English:

  • crown (religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
  • krona The official currency of Sweden.
  • krone The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.
  • króna The currency of Iceland, divided into 100 aurar
  • queen (transitive) To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.

crown — full definition

  1. noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
  2. noun The topmost part of something, such as the head, a hat, or a hill.
  3. noun An artificial cap fitted over a damaged tooth.
  4. verb To formally place a crown on someone, making them monarch.
  5. verb To form the finishing, topmost achievement of something.

queen — full definition

  1. noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.
  2. noun In chess, the most powerful piece, able to move any number of squares in any direction.
  3. noun The single fertile female in a colony of bees, ants, or similar social insects.
  4. verb In chess, to promote a pawn to a queen by reaching the far side of the board.

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