queen
/kwiːn/noun
उच्चारण क्वीन
रानी; महारानी
Basic word
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the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family; the wife of a king; a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best; the large female insect that lays eggs, in a group of bees or ants
रानी; महारानी
- Queen Victoria
- the queen bee
- The queen waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.
+ 2 more examples
- Rani Lakshmibai is remembered as a brave queen of Jhansi.
- The queen opened the new hospital last spring.
Synonyms monarch ruler empress sovereign rani
Opposite king
¶Idioms 1
queen it (over sb)
(of a woman) to behave as if she is more important than others
(किसी पर) रानी की तरह रौब जमाना
- She queens it over the junior staff.
- Since her promotion, she has been queening it over everyone.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Queen bee (the female bee that lays eggs; a woman who behaves as if she is the most important person in a group), queen of hill stations (Ooty), queen of spices (cardamom), queen of the Arabian Sea (Kochi).
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: queen bee (अंडे देने वाली मधुमक्खी, रानी मक्खी; समूह में सबसे महत्वपूर्ण होने जैसा व्यवहार करने वाली स्त्री), queen of hill stations (ऊटी), queen of spices (इलायची), queen of the Arabian Sea (कोच्चि)।
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General knowledge
History GK: Queen Victoria became Empress of India in 1877; Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi fought in the 1857 revolt; Rani Durgavati and Rani Chennamma (of Kittur) also fought bravely.
इतिहास GK में महारानी विक्टोरिया 1877 में भारत की साम्राज्ञी बनीं; झाँसी की रानी लक्ष्मीबाई ने 1857 के विद्रोह में लड़ाई लड़ी; रानी दुर्गावती और (कित्तूर की) रानी चेन्नम्मा ने भी वीरता से लड़ाई लड़ी।