snow queen
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Snow Queen¹
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A literal translation into English from the original Danish Sneedronningen, from snee (“snow”, an older spelling of sne) + dronning (“queen”) + -en (suffixed definite article) from a fairy tale first published in 1845 by Hans Christian Andersen, based on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Gerda.
proper noun the Snow Queen
- A female fairy tale character with magical power over snow and ice. The fur and the cap, which were made entirely of snow, fell off, and he saw a lady, tall and white, it was the Snow Queen.
snow queen²
noun snow queens
- A plant of the Pacific coast of the US that blooms in late winter, of species Veronica regina-nivalis (syn. Synthyris reniformis).
- A black gay man who prefers to have relations with white men. You have a lot of people of color here who have problems with their own racial identity. What we in the Black homosexual community term "snow queens." There's lots of them here who will not even speak to you, who will look right through you like you don't even exist, and consider association with wh
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name fairy tale character with power over snow and ice
| Español | Reina de las Nieves |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 눈의 여왕 Nunui yeowang |
| 日本語 | 雪の女王 yuki no joō |
| 中文 | 冰雪女王 Bīngxuě nǚwáng |
| Português | Rainha da Neve |
| Français | Reine des neiges |
| Deutsch | Schneekönigin |
| Italiano | Regina delle Nevi |
| Ελληνικά | Βασίλισσα του Χιονιού Vasílissa tou Chionioú |
| Română | Crăiasa zăpezilor |
| Русский | Сне́жная короле́ва Snéžnaja koroléva |
| Tiếng Việt | Bà chúa Tuyết |
| العربية | مَلِكَة الثَّلْجِ |
| עברית | מַלְכָּת הַשֶׁלֶג malkát ha-shéleg |
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