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regina^¹

noun reginas

Alternative letter-case form of Regina (“queen”). In this box the regina of the colony, surrounded by her harmonious, cleanly, industrious, skilful subjects, carries on her part of procreation, and finally hatches her numerous progeny, called by Bee-masters the larvæ.[…]The Bees will immediately commence their operations in their new apartment. Thu

Regina^²

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒiːnə/
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/ Canadian

Rhymes with -iːnə, -aɪnə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin rēgīna (“queen”). The given name originally referred to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The Canadian city was named for Queen Victoria, as suggested by Princess Louise. Doublet of rani.

proper noun regina

formal The reigning queen. Your Good FRIEND, / ANNE Regina. / SUNDERLAND.
The capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada, with a metropolitan population of about 250,000.
Similar: Pile of Bones
A neighborhood in the community of Nokomis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.
A census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.
An unincorporated community in Lancaster County and Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.
An unincorporated community in the town of Almon, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
A female given name from Latin. 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.

Similar: R.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: queen, mrs, gina, rca, salve, surgery, saskatchewan, winnipeg, edmonton, calgary, saskatoon, halifax, levante, monarch, sovereign, empress

proper noun

Similar: R.

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name capital of Saskatchewan

한국어	리자이나 Rijaina

name female given name

Español	Reina
한국어	레지나 rejina
日本語	レジーナ rejīna
Português	Regina
Français	Régine, Reine
Deutsch	Regina, Regine
Русский	Реги́на Regína
العربية	مَلِكَة

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@misc{regina_2026,
  title = {regina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/regina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}