Regina

Translingual

Proper noun

Regina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae crayfish snakes, of the southern United States.

Hypernyms

References


English

Etymology

From Latin regina (queen). The given name originally referred to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The Canadian city was named for Queen Victoria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈdʒaɪnə/, /ɹɪˈdʒinə/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Regina

  1. (formal, usually italicized) The reigning queen.
  2. The provincial capital of Saskatchewan (Canada) with a metropolitan population of about 200,000.
  3. A female given name.
    • 1996 Martha Grimes, Hotel Paradise, Headline, →ISBN, page 5:
      Of course, her name isn't really 'Ree-Jane'; it's Regina Jane Davidow. I have always thought the name itself rather wonderful and am only sorry it belongs to her.

Synonyms

  • (queen regnant): R. (abbreviation)

Coordinate terms

  • (present queen): Rex (king regnant)
  • (given name): Rex (male given name)

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams


Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛɡɪna]

Proper noun

Regina f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Regina.

Danish

Proper noun

Regina

  1. A female given name of Latin origin.

Estonian

Proper noun

Regina

  1. A female given name of Latin origin.

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Regina f (genitive Regina)

  1. A female given name of Latin origin.

Swedish

Proper noun

Regina c (genitive Reginas)

  1. A female given name of Latin origin.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.