"Valley of the Queens" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: valley + queen. From being a valley that was the burial place for the wives of pharaohs, ie. queens. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|valley|queen}} valley + queen, {{l|en|pharaoh|pharaohs}} pharaohs Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Valley of the Queens
  1. (Egyptology) A valley in Egypt, that contains many tombs of Queens of Pharaohs. Wikipedia link: en:Valley of the Queens Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt Categories (place): Places in Egypt, Valleys Synonyms: QV Derived forms: QV, QV- Coordinate_terms: Valley of the Kings Translations (Translations): وادي الملكات (Arabic), t:A-st-t:pr-nfr-nfr-nfr (tꜣ-st-nfrw) (Egyptian), Drottningarnas dal [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Valley_of_the_Queens-en-name-imLXtDVM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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