"Snow Queen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Snow Queen [canonical]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|da|Sneedronningen|notext=1}} Danish Sneedronningen Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Snow Queen}} the Snow Queen
  1. A female fairy tale character with magical power over snow and ice. Wikipedia link: Hans Christian Andersen, The Snow Queen Categories (topical): Fairy tale characters, Fictional abilities, Fictional characters, Ice, Snow, Stock characters Related terms: ice queen Translations (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice): مَلِكَة الثَّلْجِ (alt: malika(t) aṯ-ṯalji) [feminine] (Arabic), Reina d'as Nieus [feminine] (Aragonese), Ձյունե թագուհին (Jyune tʻaguhin) (Armenian), Qar kraliçası (Azerbaijani), Сне́жная карале́ва (Snjéžnaja karaljéva) [feminine] (Belarusian), Reina de les Neus [feminine] (Catalan), 冰雪女王 (Bīngxuě nǚwáng) (Chinese Mandarin), Sněhová královna [feminine] (Czech), Sneedronningen [common-gender] (Danish), Snedronningen [common-gender] (Danish), sneeuwkoningin [feminine] (Dutch), Lumikuningatar (Finnish), Reine des neiges [feminine] (French), Raíña das Neves [feminine] (Galician), Schneekönigin [feminine] (German), Βασίλισσα του Χιονιού (Vasílissa tou Chionioú) [feminine] (Greek), מַלְכָּת הַשֶׁלֶג (malkát ha-shéleg) [feminine] (Hebrew), Snædrottningin [feminine] (Icelandic), Regina delle Nevi [feminine] (Italian), 雪の女王 (yuki no joō) (alt: ゆきのじょおう) (Japanese), 눈의 여왕 (Nunui yeowang) (Korean), Ratu Salji (Malay), Snedronninga [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Snedronningen [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Snødronninga [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Snødronningen [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Snedronninga [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Snødronninga [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Reina dei nèus [feminine] (Occitan), ملکه برفی (maleke barfi) (Persian), Królowa Śniegu [feminine] (Polish), Rainha da Neve [feminine] (Portuguese), Crăiasa zăpezilor [feminine] (Romanian), Сне́жная короле́ва (Snéžnaja koroléva) [feminine] (Russian), Снежна кра̀љица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Сњежна кра̀љица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Snežna kràljica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Snježna kràljica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Reina de las Nieves [feminine] (Spanish), Snödrottningen [common-gender] (Swedish), Снігова́ короле́ва (Snihová koroléva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Qor malikasi (Uzbek), Bà chúa Tuyết (Vietnamese), Royinne del nivaye [feminine] (Walloon), Rinne des nives [feminine] (Walloon)
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      "roman": "Snjéžnaja karaljéva",
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      "word": "Сне́жная карале́ва"
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      "word": "Reina de les Neus"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "冰雪女王"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Sněhová královna"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "Lumikuningatar"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Reine des neiges"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Raíña das Neves"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schneekönigin"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "מַלְכָּת הַשֶׁלֶג"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Snædrottningin"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
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      "word": "Regina delle Nevi"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "雪の女王"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "눈의 여왕"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "Ratu Salji"
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
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      "word": "Reina dei nèus"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "maleke barfi",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "ملکه برفی"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Królowa Śniegu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Rainha da Neve"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Crăiasa zăpezilor"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Snéžnaja koroléva",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Сне́жная короле́ва"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Снежна кра̀љица"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Сњежна кра̀љица"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Snežna kràljica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Snježna kràljica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Reina de las Nieves"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Snödrottningen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Snihová koroléva",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Снігова́ короле́ва"
    },
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      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "Qor malikasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "word": "Bà chúa Tuyết"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Royinne del nivaye"
    },
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      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "fairy tale character with power over snow and ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Rinne des nives"
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  "word": "Snow Queen"
}

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