ντάμα — meaning in English

English meaning

• draughts noun The British English name for checkers: a board game for two players who try to capture all of the opponent's pieces by jumping over them.
• queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

Senses

ντάμα is used for these senses in English:

• draughts (board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
• fallow deer A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.
• queen (cards) A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.

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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