- Kween
Kween may refer to:
*Kween, a county of Uganda
*an alternative spelling ofKhuen , an aboriginal people of Laos
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Kween District — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Kween District Country and Admin Code UG.E.F9 UG … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
Faerie Queene, The — /kween/ a chivalric romance in verse (1590 96) by Edmund Spenser. * * * ▪ work by Spenser one of the great long poems in the English language, written in the 16th century by Edmund Spenser. As originally conceived, the poem was to have been … Universalium
Queen — /kween/, n. Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederic Dannay. * * * ▪ British rock group British rock band whose fusion of heavy metal, glam rock, and camp theatrics made it one of the most popular groups of the 1970s.… … Universalium
queen-cup — /kween kup /, n. a North American plant, Clintonia uniflora, of the lily family, having solitary, white flowers and blue berries. * * * … Universalium
queendom — /kween deuhm/, n. 1. the position or status of a queen. 2. the realm of a queen. [1600 10; QUEEN + DOM] * * * … Universalium
queenfish — /kween fish /, n., pl. queenfishes, (esp. collectively) queenfish. a silvery and bluish drum, Seriphus politus, inhabiting shallow waters along the coast of California. [1880 85, Amer.; QUEEN + FISH] * * * … Universalium
queenhood — /kween hood/, n. the state, dignity, or rank of a queen. [1855 60; QUEEN + HOOD] * * * … Universalium
queenship — /kween ship/, n. the state, office, or dignity of a queen. [1530 40; QUEEN + SHIP] * * * … Universalium
queen-size — /kween suyz /, adj. 1. (of a bed) larger than a double bed, but smaller than king size, usually 60 in. (152 cm) wide and 80 in. (203 cm) long. 2. pertaining to or made for a queen size bed: queen size blankets. Cf. full size, king size, twin size … Universalium
Faerie Queene, The — /kween/ a chivalric romance in verse (1590 96) by Edmund Spenser … Useful english dictionary
