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Definition of crown jewel in English: crown jewelnoun 1The crown and other ornaments and jewellery worn or carried by a sovereign on certain state occasions. the Crown Jewels of the British monarchy Example sentencesExamples - If you want to really know London, don't stop at the Tower of London with its gloomy turrets and Crown Jewels.
- The Cullinan Diamond is on display at the Tower of London and is part of the British Crown Jewels.
- Edinburgh Castle is home to Scotland's Crown Jewels, the oldest Royal Regalia in the UK.
- Christopher Columbus's exploration of the Americas was funded by the Spanish royal family pawning their Crown Jewels.
- The Crown Jewels of the British monarchy have been around for over 800 years.
- The uniforms, gowns, robes and the Crown Jewels themselves are spectacular.
- Crown Jewels might include everything from the regalia to swords, tiaras, rings and brooches.
2A particularly valuable or prized possession or asset. one of Istanbul's architectural crown jewels he is under pressure to sell the crown jewel of his retail empire Example sentencesExamples - The cricket ground is one of the city's crown jewels and cricket one of its major sporting attractions.
- Defenders setting up a wall to face a free kick near the penalty area will not longer be allowed to protect their crown jewels with their hands.
- But the crown jewel is the restored Verde Canyon Railroad, which steers visitors through the layers of time in Clarkdale and the surrounding countryside.
- They have also succeeded in getting rid of the college's crown jewels, the experienced staff who have served it so well for so many years.
- She had already won the same contest twice, in 1998 and '99, before turning her attention to her sport's crown jewel, the Fitness Olympia.
- To me, he was one of Warner Brothers' crown jewels, adding a touch of class to virtually every film he was in whether period piece or modern drama.
- More than 30 years later, this feast for the eyes and ears still shines brilliantly as one of the musical genre's crown jewels.
- These are the crown jewels of America's national park system and justifiably renowned.
- The government's corporate crown jewels are also earmarked for privatisation.
- The crown jewels of the exhibit are the two original journals.
- The crown jewel of the telecom boom, a state-of - the-art cable system on the ocean floor capable of carrying 90 percent of the pacific telecom traffic.
- Our research universities are our crown jewels and we simply have to invest in them in a serious way.
- The Artsgarden is one of the city's crown jewels.
- The crew at Dinosaur Cove expected to find dino fossils, but the crown jewel would be a mammal bone - evidence of mammals living among dinosaurs in Australia is fairly rare.
- Within this treasure trove of biodiversity, the crown jewel is a seven-year-old national park on a peninsula in the northeast corner.
- One of racing's crown jewels, the Grand National is the world's greatest steeplechase.
- With its exquisite, blue-tile mosaics and golden dome, the larger of the two Muslim holy places, known as the Dome of the Rock, is the crown jewel of Jerusalem's skyline.
- The Social Security Act of 1935 was the crown jewel of the government activism of the New Deal.
- The migration of more than a thousand head of bison wandering out of the park in search of food gave him and other Montana ranchers a different perspective of the crown jewel of America's national parks.
- It's perhaps the crown jewel of Hollywood's golden era.
- On the other hand, art lovers can spend weeks visiting the 100 plus museums in the city with, of course, the Louvre being the crown jewel.
- It's the crown jewel of media because they have a set of assets that's unmatched.
- You know, they've been the crown jewel of law enforcement.
- HBO has been a consistent producer of quality alternative programming, and Six Feet Under is one of their crown jewels.
- A company could implement a lot of sophisticated technology, but if it is not protecting the organization's crown jewels, it is not worthwhile.
- You won't mind wintry skies at the skating rink in Forest Park, which is the city's crown jewel and an even better destination in the summer.
- Below them and to the south, the island volcanoes of the Dutch East Indies stretched back along their course, an arrow pointing toward Australia and a crown jewel of their own empire.
- Opponents of privatization won a three-month moratorium on further deals, saying that the country shouldn't give away its "crown jewels."
- He coveted Paramount Communications, whose crown jewels included Simon & Schuster and Paramount movie studios.
- Despite being the crown jewel of the Warsaw Pact, East Germany's social and economic infrastructure lagged far behind that of West Germany.
- Album of the Year is the crown jewel of music's biggest prize, and those albums are the best they could come up with in 2003.
- It's been called the crown jewel of the military health system.
- 2.1humorous A man's genitals.
Example sentencesExamples - The only thing Pete was flashing was his crown jewels after taking to the stage with his flies undone.
- It was quite hot that evening and not being a man to restrict his crown jewels in boxers all night, yours truly was sleeping in the buff.
- Defenders setting up a wall to face a free kick near the penalty area will not longer be allowed to protect their crown jewels with their hands.
- Whether you choose to sunbathe ‘au naturel’ or to keep your crown jewels undercover, we look forward to welcoming you to Gran Canaria's only men-only complexes.
Definition of crown jewel in US English: crown jewelnoun 1The crown and other ornaments and jewelry worn or carried by a sovereign on certain state occasions. the Crown Jewels of the British monarchy Example sentencesExamples - The Crown Jewels of the British monarchy have been around for over 800 years.
- If you want to really know London, don't stop at the Tower of London with its gloomy turrets and Crown Jewels.
- Christopher Columbus's exploration of the Americas was funded by the Spanish royal family pawning their Crown Jewels.
- The uniforms, gowns, robes and the Crown Jewels themselves are spectacular.
- Crown Jewels might include everything from the regalia to swords, tiaras, rings and brooches.
- Edinburgh Castle is home to Scotland's Crown Jewels, the oldest Royal Regalia in the UK.
- The Cullinan Diamond is on display at the Tower of London and is part of the British Crown Jewels.
2A particularly valuable or prized possession or asset. one of Istanbul's architectural crown jewels he is under pressure to sell the crown jewel of his retail empire Example sentencesExamples - A company could implement a lot of sophisticated technology, but if it is not protecting the organization's crown jewels, it is not worthwhile.
- You won't mind wintry skies at the skating rink in Forest Park, which is the city's crown jewel and an even better destination in the summer.
- These are the crown jewels of America's national park system and justifiably renowned.
- On the other hand, art lovers can spend weeks visiting the 100 plus museums in the city with, of course, the Louvre being the crown jewel.
- They have also succeeded in getting rid of the college's crown jewels, the experienced staff who have served it so well for so many years.
- HBO has been a consistent producer of quality alternative programming, and Six Feet Under is one of their crown jewels.
- The Artsgarden is one of the city's crown jewels.
- The cricket ground is one of the city's crown jewels and cricket one of its major sporting attractions.
- You know, they've been the crown jewel of law enforcement.
- The crown jewels of the exhibit are the two original journals.
- Below them and to the south, the island volcanoes of the Dutch East Indies stretched back along their course, an arrow pointing toward Australia and a crown jewel of their own empire.
- Defenders setting up a wall to face a free kick near the penalty area will not longer be allowed to protect their crown jewels with their hands.
- She had already won the same contest twice, in 1998 and '99, before turning her attention to her sport's crown jewel, the Fitness Olympia.
- The Social Security Act of 1935 was the crown jewel of the government activism of the New Deal.
- With its exquisite, blue-tile mosaics and golden dome, the larger of the two Muslim holy places, known as the Dome of the Rock, is the crown jewel of Jerusalem's skyline.
- The crown jewel of the telecom boom, a state-of - the-art cable system on the ocean floor capable of carrying 90 percent of the pacific telecom traffic.
- One of racing's crown jewels, the Grand National is the world's greatest steeplechase.
- Despite being the crown jewel of the Warsaw Pact, East Germany's social and economic infrastructure lagged far behind that of West Germany.
- It's been called the crown jewel of the military health system.
- To me, he was one of Warner Brothers' crown jewels, adding a touch of class to virtually every film he was in whether period piece or modern drama.
- He coveted Paramount Communications, whose crown jewels included Simon & Schuster and Paramount movie studios.
- Within this treasure trove of biodiversity, the crown jewel is a seven-year-old national park on a peninsula in the northeast corner.
- The crew at Dinosaur Cove expected to find dino fossils, but the crown jewel would be a mammal bone - evidence of mammals living among dinosaurs in Australia is fairly rare.
- More than 30 years later, this feast for the eyes and ears still shines brilliantly as one of the musical genre's crown jewels.
- Opponents of privatization won a three-month moratorium on further deals, saying that the country shouldn't give away its "crown jewels."
- It's perhaps the crown jewel of Hollywood's golden era.
- The migration of more than a thousand head of bison wandering out of the park in search of food gave him and other Montana ranchers a different perspective of the crown jewel of America's national parks.
- Our research universities are our crown jewels and we simply have to invest in them in a serious way.
- It's the crown jewel of media because they have a set of assets that's unmatched.
- But the crown jewel is the restored Verde Canyon Railroad, which steers visitors through the layers of time in Clarkdale and the surrounding countryside.
- Album of the Year is the crown jewel of music's biggest prize, and those albums are the best they could come up with in 2003.
- The government's corporate crown jewels are also earmarked for privatisation.
- 2.1humorous A man's genitals.
Example sentencesExamples - It was quite hot that evening and not being a man to restrict his crown jewels in boxers all night, yours truly was sleeping in the buff.
- Defenders setting up a wall to face a free kick near the penalty area will not longer be allowed to protect their crown jewels with their hands.
- Whether you choose to sunbathe ‘au naturel’ or to keep your crown jewels undercover, we look forward to welcoming you to Gran Canaria's only men-only complexes.
- The only thing Pete was flashing was his crown jewels after taking to the stage with his flies undone.
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