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regina

1 American  
[ri-jahy-nuh, -jee-] / rɪˈdʒaɪ nə, -ˈdʒi- /

noun

  1. queen.

  2. (usually initial capital letter) the official title of a queen.

    Elizabeth Regina.
Regina 2 American  
[ri-jahy-nuh, ruh-jee-nuh, -jahy-] / rɪˈdʒaɪ nə, rəˈdʒi nə, -ˈdʒaɪ- /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Saskatchewan, in the southern part, in southern Canada.

  2. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “queen.”

Regina 1 British  
/ rɪˈdʒaɪnə /

noun

  1. queen: now used chiefly in documents, inscriptions, etc Compare Rex

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Regina 2 British  
/ rɪˈdʒaɪnə /

noun

  1. a city in W Canada, capital and largest city of Saskatchewan: founded in 1882 as Pile O'Bones. Pop: 178 225 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

  • reginal adjective

Etymology

Origin of regina

1450–1500; late Middle English, from Latin rēgīna

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She remembered, that, when a little girl, she was walking one day under the apple trees with such an air and step, that her father pointed her out to her sister, saying, Incedit regina.

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