[kri-stee-nuh] 
| 1. | 1626–89, queen of Sweden 1632–54 (daughter of Gustavus Adolphus). |
| 2. | a female given name. |
| Chris·ti·na (krĭ-stē'nə) Queen of Sweden (1632-1654) who was a patron of learning and the arts. She unexpectedly abdicated her throne, embraced Roman Catholicism, and spent much of the rest of her life in Rome. |
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