Crown 357362 226039220 2008-07-16T15:39:02Z Correogsk 4595831 Two films were added. {{Wiktionary}} {{TOCright}} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[bg:Корона]] [[ca:Corona]] [[da:Krone]] [[de:Crown (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:corona]] [[eo:Krono]] [[fr:Couronne]] [[it:Corona]] [[kw:Kurun]] [[mi:Karauna]] [[nl:Kroon]] [[ja:クラウン]] [[no:Krone]] [[nrm:Couorône]] [[pl:Korona]] [[pt:Coroa]] [[ru:Корона]] [[sr:Венац]] [[fi:Kruunu]] [[sv:Krona]] [[uk:Корона (значення)]]