Meanings
queens1
- pluralplural of queen
- slangcard gamesA pair of queens.
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of queen
Queens2
- pluralplural of Queen
- pluralplural of Queen (a surname)
- A borough of New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated on Long Island, north of Brooklyn, west of Nassau County.
Though he was not the only New Yorker on the bench, he was the only spoiled-rotten Italian kid brought up proud and scrapping in Queens and familiar with rude Sicilian gestures.
2016 February 20, “Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always right”, in The Economist - abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Queens County: a county of New York, United States, which is coterminous with the borough of Queens.
- misspellingOxford University slangMisspelling of Queen's, referring to the Queen's College, Oxford.
- misspellingCambridge University slangMisspelling of Queens', referring to Queens' College, Cambridge.
- CanadamisspellingslangMisspelling of Queen's, referring to Queen's University, Kingston.
Translations
Bulgarian Куинс
- Куинс (Kuins)borough of New York
Chinese Cantonese 皇后區
- 皇后區 (wong⁴ hau⁶ keoi¹)borough of New York
Chinese Mandarin 皇后區, 昆斯區 /昆斯区
- 皇后區 (Huánghòuqū)borough of New York
- 昆斯區 /昆斯区 (Kūnsīqū)borough of New York
Esperanto Kvinzo
- Kvinzoborough of New York
Finnish akkapari
- akkaparipair of queens
Italian regine
- reginepair of queens
Russian Квинс
- Квинс (Kvins)borough of New York
Tamil குயின்சு
- குயின்சு (kuyiṉcu)borough of New York
Yiddish קװינס
- קװינס (kvins)borough of New York
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with queens
Cite this entry
queens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queens
“queens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queens. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “queens,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queens.
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