CROWN JEWELS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crown jewels" is a kind of...):

regalia (paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office))

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crown jewels"):

crown; diadem (an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty)

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