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vicereine

Syllables: vice·reine/ˈvaɪ̯s.ɹeɪ̯n/

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Australia/ˈvɑe̯s.ɹæɪ̯n/

vicereine noun: the wife of a viceroy.

Noun

vicereine (plural vicereines)

  1. The wife of a viceroy.
    • ‘I can't imagine anything I'd like better than to be Vicereine of India,’ said the Princess.1941, W. Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage Books, published 2004, page 19
  2. A woman who is a viceroy.

Forms of vicereine

pluralvicereines
alternative formvice-reine

Origin of vicereine

Borrowed from French vice-reine.

Questions about vicereine

What does vicereine mean?
Vicereine means the wife of a viceroy.
What part of speech is vicereine?
Vicereine is a noun.
How do you pronounce vicereine?
Vicereine is pronounced /ˈvaɪ̯s.ɹeɪ̯n/ (UK).
What is the plural of vicereine?
The plural of vicereine is vicereines.

Words near vicereine in the dictionary

  1. viceregals
  2. viceregencies
  3. viceregency
  4. viceregent
  5. viceregents
  6. vicereine
  7. vicereines
  8. viceroy
  9. viceroyal
  10. viceroyalties
  11. viceroyalty

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