Beatrix

American

[bey-uh-triks, bee-] / ˈbeɪ ə trɪks, ˈbi- /

noun

Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, born 1938, queen of the Netherlands 1980–2013 (daughter of Juliana).

Beatrix British

/ ˈbiːətrɪks /

noun

full name Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard . born 1938, queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013); abdicated in favour of her eldest son Willem-Alexander

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If I were to name it more plainly, I might call it Beatrix Potter weather: damp cuffs, garden gates, the feeling that something is pushing up just beneath the soil.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

More than half of flights leaving Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba have been canceled, according to FlightAware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

“There’s this sense of powerlessness, of not being the captain of your own ship,” said their daughter Beatrix Zilinskas.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Queen Beatrix reigned as queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until she abdicated in 2013, when she was succeeded by her son King Willem-Alexander.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

Beatrix Halliday didn’t just know about the Allens and Lambert, South Carolina.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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