Definitions for diademˈdaɪ əˌdɛm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
di•a•demˈdaɪ əˌdɛm(n.)
Category: Clothing
Ref: crown (def. 1). 1
an ornamental headband worn as a symbol of royalty.
Category: Clothing
royal dignity or authority.
Origin of diadem:
1250–1300; ME diademe (< AF) < L diadēma < Gk diádēma fillet, band
Princeton's WordNet
crown, diadem(noun)
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Wiktionary
diadem(Noun)
An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
diadem(Noun)
A crown.
diadem(Noun)
Regal power; sovereignty; empire u2014 considered as symbolized by the crown.
diadem(Verb)
To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
Origin: From διάδημα, from διαδέω.
Webster Dictionary
Diadem(noun)
originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general
Diadem(noun)
regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown
Diadem(noun)
an arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center
Diadem(verb)
to adorn with a diadem; to crown
Translations for diadem
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tiara(noun)
a jewelled ornament for the head, similar to a crown.
- tiaraAfrikaans
- عِمامَهArabic
- диадемаBulgarian
- tiaraPortuguese (BR)
- diadémCzech
- die TiaraGerman
- tiaraDanish
- τιάραGreek
- diadema; tiaraSpanish
- tiaaraEstonian
- تاجFarsi
- tiaraFinnish
- diadèmeFrench
- נֶזֶרHebrew
- मुकुटHindi
- tijara, papinska krunaCroatian
- tiaraHungarian
- tiaraIndonesian
- smákórónaIcelandic
- diademaItalian
- 小冠Japanese
- 티아라 보석Korean
- tiaraLithuanian
- tiāra; diadēmaLatvian
- tiaraMalay
- tiaraDutch
- diadem, tiaraNorwegian
- tiaraPolish
- tiaraPortuguese
- diademăRomanian
- тиараRussian
- diadémSlovak
- tiaraSlovenian
- tijaraSerbian
- tiara, diademSwedish
- มงกุฎประดับเพชรที่ผู้หญิงใช้สวมเป็นเครื่องประดับThai
- süs tacıTurkish
- 鑲有寶石的冠狀頭飾Chinese (Trad.)
- тіараUkrainian
- طرہ، سر کا ايک زيورUrdu
- đồ có hình lưỡi liềmVietnamese
- 镶有宝石的冠状头饰Chinese (Simp.)
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