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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

王冠

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wáng guān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Diadem/ˈdaɪ.ə.dəm/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"女王戴着镶满宝石的王冠。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.

    "The queen wore a glittering diadem encrusted with diamonds and sapphires."
  2. 2

    A wreath or crown worn as a mark of honor or royalty.

    "Nature provided a diadem of snow upon the mountain peaks."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word diadēma, meaning 'band' or 'fillet', coming from diadēin 'to bind round'. In antiquity, it referred to a jeweled crown or headband worn by monarchs as a symbol of royalty and sovereign power, later evolving to mean any ornamental crown.

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