Crown

/kraʊn/
/kraʊn/
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Other forms: Crowns

Definitions of Crown
  1. noun
    the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
    “the colonies revolted against the Crown”
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    examples:
    British Crown
    the symbol of the power of the British monarchy
    type of:
    symbol
    an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Pronunciation
US
/kraʊn/
UK
/kraʊn/
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