crown
A royal, imperial or princely headdressA royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
» The king always wears a crown.
Der König trägt immer eine Krone.
Der König hat immer eine Krone auf.
Король всегда носит корону.
Король завжди носить корону.
Meaning
37 sensesA royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
Krone, Krone
коро́наkoróna, вене́цvenéc, коро́наkoróna
коро́наkoróna
A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
вено́кvenók, вене́цvenéc
віно́кvinók, віне́цьvinécʹ
a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
(broadly)Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
the martyr’s crown
вене́цvenéc
Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
Krone
коро́наkoróna, короле́вская властьkorolévskaja vlastʹ
(metonymically)The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
the top of the head
(broadly, especially)The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown.
(dated, slang)The police (referring to Crown Victoria police cars).
The top part of something:
The topmost part of the head.
the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
The topmost part of the head.
During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina.
A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
The top part of something:
The highest part of a hill.
верши́наveršína
The top section of a hat, above the brim.
ту́льяtúlʹja
Examples
137 sentencesThe king always wears a crown.
Король завжди носить корону.
ruКороль всегда носит корону.
deDer König trägt immer eine Krone.
The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.
На фотографії в дівчини корона не з золота, а з квітів.
ruНа фотографии у девушки корона не из золота, а из цветов.
I see the crown.
Я бачу корону.
ruЯ вижу корону.
I see a crown.
deIch sehe eine Krone.
You have to have a new crown.
Вам потрібна нова корона.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 5
By meaning 9
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crownInherited from Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced Old English corenbēag (“crown”) and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”, literally “kinhelm” or “king's helm”).
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Forms
plural: crownsSynonyms
42 synonyms- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty:diadem
- the center of a cambered road:crest
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth:crownworkjacketjacket crowncap
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant:treetop
- the award given to the champion:pennant
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill):peakcresttoptipsummit