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It should be noted that in many modern monarchies "The Queen" is used to refer to the respective reigning female monarch or consort. In many English-speaking countries and the Commonwealth, The Queen usually refers to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. In Germany the word "Queen" was adopted into the German language, as opposed to the German word "Königin" as a synonym for Elizabeth II.

The Queen could mean:

• Queen regnant, a female monarch, equivalent to the male title king; she is referred to informally in the third person as "The Queen"
• Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
• Queen dowager, a former queen consort whose husband has died or abdicated
• Queen mother, either a queen dowager, or a queen regnant who has abdicated, whose son or daughter has become the monarch
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
• Margrethe II of Denmark
• Beatrix of the Netherlands
• The Queen, a 2006 film starring Helen Mirren
• Queen (magazine), a magazine originally entitled The Queen.