regina

¹

[ ri-jahy-nuh, -jee- ]

noun

1. queen.
2. (usually initial capital letter) the official title of a queen:

   Elizabeth Regina.

Regina

²

[ ri-jahy-nuh ruh-jee-nuh, -jahy- ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Saskatchewan, in the southern part, in southern Canada.
2. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “queen.”

Regina

¹

/ rɪˈdʒaɪnə /

noun

1. See Rex
   queen: now used chiefly in documents, inscriptions, etc Compare Rex

Regina

²

/ rɪˈdʒaɪnə /

noun

1. a city in W Canada, capital and largest city of Saskatchewan: founded in 1882 as Pile O'Bones. Pop: 178 225 (2001)

Other Words From

• re·ginal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of regina¹

1450–1500; late Middle English, from Latin rēgīna

Example Sentences

So we see that her first “clean” leaves her in the red even before the client—Anika Noni Rose’s snobby Regina, who comes to play a somewhat unfeasibly large role in Alex’s life—stiffs her.

From Time

He’s a social psychologist at the University of Regina in Canada.

From Science News For Students

Sometimes it’s just a matter of getting people to stop and think for a moment about what they’re doing, says Gordon Pennycook, a social psychologist at the University of Regina in Canada.

From Science News

Regina saw something in me," Odom says, "that I didn't see in myself yet.

From Washington Post

Only four or five journalists attended the demonstration in memory of Regina Martinez in Coaztzacoalcos.

From The Daily Beast

The weird thing about hanging out with Regina is that I could hate her,” she says, “but I still wanted her to like me.

From The Daily Beast

Alison is played by the marvelous Tatiana Maslany, an actress who hails from Regina, Saskatchewan.

From The Daily Beast

There was that innocently ignoble time Phoebe Buffay pretended she was a physician named Dr. Regina Phalange.

From The Daily Beast

Cher Horowitz, Seth Cohen, Regina George, and more offer advice on how to survive the new year.

From The Daily Beast

My most vivid recollection is of a park in Regina, and that is because of a glimpse I caught of far-away sunshine.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the Portuguese the district was celebrated for its pepper, and they called its queen “Regina da pimenta” (queen of pepper).

From Project Gutenberg

Regina began to remember the days of her childhood, and the years she had spent among the Indians were forgotten.

From Project Gutenberg

Now Mrs. Hartman recognized the blue eyes of Regina, and knew her daughter in spite of her height and dark skin.

From Project Gutenberg

Regina was engaged to a young apothecary student, whom she expected to marry in the spring.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• monarch
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