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In singular form, Queen may refer to:

In government & monarchy

• Queen regnant, a female monarch of equivalent power to a male king.
• Any of the three currently living queens regnant:
• 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 , a British rock band
• Queen , the band's debut album
• Queen , a character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• The Red Queen , a character in Through the Looking Glass
• The Queen of Hearts, a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
• Queen , a British women's magazine
• The Queen , a 2006 film starring Dame Helen Mirren
• 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

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 , a title given to a number of ancient goddesses
• Queen Mab, a fairy in the play Romeo and Juliet
• Queen Maya , mother of Gautama Buddha

In games

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

See also

• The Queen
• Queen bee
• Queen Street, any of several streets
• Queen , a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• A size of bed
• Winter Queen
• Queening
• Queens , including "Queen's"
• QUEEN Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
• Queen's Pier, a public ceremonial pier in Hong Kong demolished in 2007

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