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词汇 Rain Queen
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Definition of Rain Queen in English:

Rain Queen

noun
South African
  • The hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of Limpopo province (formerly the northern Transvaal) of South Africa, believed to have special powers including the ability to bring rain.

Origin

1930s. Compare Afrikaans reënkoningin, and perhaps also Lobedu Khishadula-maru-a-Daja, lit. ‘transformer of the clouds’, one of the titles of the 19th cent. Lobedu queen Modjadji.

Definition of Rain Queen in US English:

Rain Queen

noun
South African
  • The hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of Limpopo province (formerly the northern Transvaal) of South Africa, believed to have special powers including the ability to bring rain.

Origin

1930s. Compare Afrikaans reënkoningin, and perhaps also Lobedu Khishadula-maru-a-Daja, lit. ‘transformer of the clouds’, one of the titles of the 19th cent. Lobedu queen Modjadji.

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