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Queen may refer to:

In government:

• Queen regnant, a female monarch, equivalent to the male title king; she is referred to informally in the third person as "The Queen"
• Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
• Queen dowager, a former queen consort whose husband has died or abdicated
• Queen mother, either a queen dowager, or a queen regnant who has abdicated, whose son or daughter has become the monarch
• For reigning monarchs titled queen, see:
  • Monarch: Current monarchs
  • Category:Reigning monarchs

In arts and literature:

• Queen (band), an English rock band
  • Queen (album), the band's debut album
  • Queen II, the band's second album
• The Queen, a character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
• Queen (magazine), a British women's magazine
• The Queen (film), a 2006 motion picture by Stephen Frears about Queen Elizabeth II
• 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 record label
• Queen Latifah, American rap artist, singer, and actress
• "Dancing Queen", a 1976 hit single by the Swedish pop group ABBA
• Queen of Swords, a television series set in early 19th century California

In zoology:

• Queen (insect), the only female insect in a hive or colony of social insects that is fertile and egg laying
• Queen (butterfly), a butterfly species from the subfamily Danainae
• Queen (cat), an adult female cat
• Queen scallop, a shellfish

In religion and folklore:

• May Queen, the goddess of spring or a young girl chosen to personify her as part of a springtime celebration
• Mary, mother of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, as known by several epithets, including "Queen of the World," "Queen of Heaven," and "Queen of Angels"

In games and sports:

• Queen (Carrom), a Carromen
• Queen (chess), a chess piece
• Queen (playing card), a card or cards in a deck of playing cards or tarot cards
• Queen (Suikoden III), a character in the Suikoden series
• An airborne Zerg breed used for hive co-ordination in the StarCraft series
• The central egg-laying unit in the real-time strategy game Evodom

In popular culture:

• Queen (automobile), three automobiles manufactured under the name "Queen"
• A derogatory term for an openly homosexual male
• Drag queen, a (usually male) entertainer dressed in woman's clothing
• Drama queen, an overly dramatic person
• Beauty queen, the winner of a pageant, sponsored by a community, festival, school, or industry
• Homecoming queen, an elected "queen" of a high school or college homecoming celebration
• Prom queen, the elected "queen" of a formal dance held at high schools in the U.S.A. and other countries

See also:

• Queen size
  • A size of bed
  • A size of pantyhose for women
• Winter Queen (disambiguation)
• Queening (disambiguation)
• Queens (disambiguation) (including "Queen's")
• Malika, Arabic for "queen"

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