Regina
Translingual
Proper noun
Regina f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – crayfish snakes, of the southern United States.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - infraorder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Colubridae - family; Natricinae - subfamily
References
Regina (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Regina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Regina (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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/
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Proper noun
Regina
- (formal, usually italicized) The reigning queen.
- The provincial capital of Saskatchewan (Canada) with a metropolitan population of about 200,000.
- 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.
- 1996 Martha Grimes, Hotel Paradise, Headline, →ISBN, page 5:
Synonyms
- (queen regnant): R. (abbreviation)
Translations
Further reading
- Wikipedia on Regina, Saskatchewan
- Definition of Regina: from Webster's Rosetta Edition, includes translations.
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