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Queen of the meadow — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Queen of the prairie — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles — is a French fairy tale from Cabinet des Fées . Andrew Lang included it in The Grey Fairy Book .ynopsisA widowed queen of the Flowery Isles had two daughters. The older of them was so beautiful that her mother feared that the Queen of all the… … Wikipedia
the Islands — Canadian Slang in BC, the Gulf Islands. In a general sense can be used to include Vancouver Island. In the capital I sense this refers generally to the inhabited islands of the Strait of Georgia, usually the southern Gulf Islands; does not… … English dialects glossary
MV Queen of the North — M/V Queen of the North was a RORO ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along a scenic 18 hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route… … Wikipedia
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral — Basilica at night … Wikipedia
Queen of the Sea Islands — Beaufort, South Carolina … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Queen Charlottes Gold Rush — The Queen Charlottes Gold Rush was a gold rush in the southern Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) of what is now the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, in 1851.The rush was touched off in March 1851 when a Haida man sold a 27 ounce… … Wikipedia
Queen Elizabeth Islands — The Queen Elizabeth Islands (approx. coord|78|0|N|95|0|W ; French: Îles de la Reine Élisabeth ; formerly Parry Islands or Parry Archipelago) are the northernmost cluster of islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and… … Wikipedia
