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king

 
 
/kɪŋ/ noun [C]

Translation

RULER a male ruler in some countries
kral
King Richard II the kings and queens of England366
BEST PERSON the best or most important person in a particular activity
en iyi ve önemli kişi, kral, en iyisi
He's the new king of pop music.1133
PLAYING CARD a playing card with a picture of a king on it
(iskambil) papaz
the king of spades1487
(Definition of king noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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