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'''Crown''' may refer to:
==Architecture==
* '''Crown''', the highest point of a [[convex]] structure, such as an [[arch]] or a [[Vault (architecture)|vault]].
== Monarchy ==
* [[Civic Crown]]
* [[Consort crown]]
* [[Coronation crown]]
* [[Crown (headgear)]], the headgear worn by a monarch, other high dignitaries, divinities, etc.
* [[Crown of St. Stephen|Hungary's Holy Crown]]
* [[Crown of Thorns]], in [[Christianity]], the headgear placed on [[Jesus]] before his execution
* [[Grass Crown]]
* [[Heraldic crown]]
** [[Naval crown]]
** [[Mural crown]]
* [[Imperial crown]]
* [[State crown]]
* [[The Crown]], an abstract concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of some (Commonwealth) governments
* Triple Crown, the [[Papal Tiara]]
== Currency ==
* Austrian corona (1892 to 1916) (so-called because of use of Latin 'corona' on coins)
* [[British crown coin]] and/or [[British half crown coin]]
* [[Krone]]
* [[Krona]]
* [[koruna]]
* [[Estonian kroon]], the [[currency]] of [[Estonia]]
* [[Faroese króna]], the currency of the [[Faroe Islands]]
* [[Hungarian korona]], former currency of [[Hungary]]
* [[Icelandic króna]], the currency of [[Iceland]]
== Education ==
*[[Crown College, University of California, Santa Cruz]], a residential college
*[[Crown College (Minnesota)]], a small private college in [[St. Bonifacius]], [[Minnesota]]
*[[Crown College (Tennessee)]], an unaccredited school with approximately 900 students
*[[Crown College (Washington)]], a small, for-profit, predominantly online college located in Tacoma, Washington.
* [[S.R. Crown Hall]], a building at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
*[[Dundee-Crown High School]], a NW Suburban [[Chicago]] High School originally named Crown before merging with Dundee High School and becoming Dundee-Crown. Team name is Chargers, main rival are the Jacobs Golden Eagles.
== Music and audio ==
* ''Crown'', a song from the album [[Dosage (album)|''Dosage'']] by [[Collective Soul]]
* Crown, a stevedore-pimp who becomes a murderer in the [[opera]] ''[[Porgy and Bess]]''. He is Bess's former lover and the principal [[villain]] of the piece; the other villain is [[Sportin' Life]], the elegant dope peddler.
* [[Crown International]], [[amplifier]] and [[microphone]] manufacturer founded in [[Elkhart, Indiana]] in 1947 by [[Clarence C. Moore]]
* [[Crown Records]], a number of different record labels
* [[The Crown (band)]], a [[Sweden|Swedish]] death/thrash band
== Dentistry==
* [[Crown (dentistry)]], a dental treatment
* [[Crown (tooth)]], a portion of a [[tooth]]
== Science ==
* [[Crown (anatomy)]], the top of the [[head]]
* [[Crown (botany)]], the branching leaf-bearing portion of a [[tree]]
* [[Crown ether]], a family of [[heterocycle|heterocyclic]] [[molecule]]s including [[18-crown-6]]
* [[Crown group]], a group of living [[organism]]s
* [[Crown Vetch]], a [[plant]]
== Sport and entertainment ==
* [[Crown Limited]], an [[Australia]]n gaming and entertainment company established in 2007
**[[Crown Casino]], a [[casino]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
**[[Crown Macau]], a 6-star hotel casino in [[Macau]]
**[[Crown Las Vegas]], a cancelled supertall skyscraper that was to be built on the Las Vegas Strip
* [[Crown Media]], a media production company
* '''The Crown''', the former name of the [[U.S. Bank Arena]] in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]
== Motor vehicles ==
* [[Crown (automobile)]], an [[automobile]] built in [[Detroit]], MI, in 1905
* [[Crown Coach Corporation]], an American school [[bus]] manufacturer
* [[Ford Crown Victoria]], a model of [[Ford]] car
* [[Toyota Crown]], a model of [[Toyota]] car
== Literature, theater and movies==
* A [[crown of sonnets]] is a group of related [[sonnet]]s
* [[Crown (comics)]], an enemy of [[Spider-Man]]
* [[Crowns (play)]], a [[drama]] by [[playwright]] [[Regina Taylor]] (ISBN 0-8222-1963-8), based on the book ''Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats''
* Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, a book of photos by [[Michael Cunningham]] and [[Craig Marberry]], published in 2000 (ISBN 0-385-50086-6)
* ''[[Diu Crône]]'', an Arthurian romance
* ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'', a 1968 film about a millionaire who steals a painting
* ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'', a 1999 remake of the 1968 film
== Places ==
* [[Crown, Inverness]]
* [[Crown Gardens, Gauteng]], a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
* [[Crown Hill]] (various places)
* [[Crown North, Gauteng]], a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
* [[Crown Point]] (various places)
== Other businesses ==
* [[Crown Castle]], an American communications company
* [[Crown Equipment Corporation]], a manufacturer of industrial lift trucks
* [[Crown Financial Ministries]], a non-profit financial services entity
* [[Crown Publishing Group]], a subsidiary of [[Random House]]
* [[Crown Wallpaper]], a British wallpaper manufacturer
* [[Crowne Plaza]], an hotel chain
==Religion==
* [[Crown of Immortality]], a literary and religious metaphor appearing in Baroque art.
== Other ==
* '''Crown''', a pint of [[guinness]]
* '''Crown''', one proposed additional [[suit (cards)]]
* '''Crown''', the highest part of a [[tunnel]]
* '''Crown''', the top piece of a [[fountain]]
* '''Crown''', the winding knob of a [[mechanical watch]]
* [[crown glass]], the name for high quality glasses used in [[optics]] or [[glazing]]
* [[Crown Lager]], a beer brewed in [[Melbourne]] since 1919
* [[Lester Crown]] (born 1926), American businessman
* ''[[Norwegian Crown]]'', a [[cruise ship]]
* '''''The Crown''''', student newspaper at [[Redeemer University College]]
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[[mi:Karauna]]
[[nl:Kroon]]
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[[nrm:Couorône]]
[[pl:Korona]]
[[pt:Coroa]]
[[ru:Корона]]
[[sr:Венац]]
[[fi:Kruunu]]
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[[uk:Корона (значення)]]