Any of three island territories in the British Islands that are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.

A census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. / A mountain in the Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California. / A city, the county seat of Lake County, Indiana.

plural of jewel in the crown

(idiomatic) The most valuable or important thing or person among others of its kind.

A medium-sized heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.

plural of black-crowned night heron

plural of rose-crowned fruit-dove

A species of fruit dove, Ptilinopus regina, of Wallacea and northern and eastern Australia, the males of which have a pink forecrown.

possessions of the British Crown that are not overseas territories or colonies

(sports) A form of bowls, played on a slightly humped, square, grass green, in which two players each play two biased bowls, either along the edges, or diagonally over the crown; it is especially popular in the north of England