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In government and monarchy
- Queen, the wife of a king
- Queen regnant, a female monarch, equivalent to the male title king; she is referred to informally in the third person as "The Queen." Today's monarchs often referred to as such include:
- * 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 (band), a British rock band
- * Queen
(album), the band's debut album
- * Queen II
, the band's second album
- Queen (Snow White
), 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
(magazine), a British women's magazine
- The Queen
(film), a 2006 film starring Dame Helen Mirren
- 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 former subsidiary record label of King Records (USA)
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 (antiquity), 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 (chess), a chess piece
- Queen (playing card), a card or cards in a deck of playing cards or tarot cards
In popular culture
- Queen (automobile), three automobiles manufactured under the name "Queen"
- Queen (gay slang), a flamboyant or effeminate gay man
- Drag queen, a (usually male) entertainer dressed in woman's clothing
- Queen Bee (comics), a DC comics supervillain
See also
- The Queen (disambiguation)
- Queen bee (disambiguation)
- Queen Street, any of several streets
- Queen (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- A size of bed
- Winter Queen (disambiguation)
- Queening (disambiguation)
- Queens (disambiguation), including "Queen's"
- QUEEN (project) Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
- Queen's Pier, a public ceremonial pier in Hong Kong demolished in 2007
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