"Queen of Sheba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Queens of Sheba [plural]
Etymology: From the Biblical and other traditional accounts of the Queen of Sheba. Head templates: {{en-noun|Queens of Sheba|head=Queen of Sheba}} Queen of Sheba (plural Queens of Sheba)
  1. (figuratively) A pampered woman with an aristocratic demeanor. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-Queen_of_Sheba-en-noun-G8HMJNoL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1922, Mary Roberts Rinehart, chapter 17, in The Breaking Point:",
          "text": "At three o'clock that afternoon the Sayre limousine stopped in front of Nina's house, and Mrs. Sayre, in brilliant pink and a purple hat, got out. Leslie, lounging in a window, made the announcement. \"Here's the Queen of Sheba,\" he said.",
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          "text": "\"Where is she?\" Um-Nadia cries out. \"Where is that Queen of Sheba?\" Sirine is yawning. It was quite late when she finally walked out of Han's big dark car and into her house.",
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