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Meaning of empress dowager | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The mother or widow of an emperor, especially in a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese empire.

Equivalents

العربية إِمْبِرَاطُورَة الأُمّ
Deutsch Kaiserinmutter Kaiserinwitwe
Español emperatriz viuda
Français impératrice douairière
Italiano imperatrice vedova
日本語 太后 母后 皇太后
한국어 모후 태후 황태후
Русский вдовствующая императрица
Svenska drottningmoder
Tiếng Việt hoàng thái hậu thái hậu

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

empress regnant empress tree empressement Empresses empressite emprise

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