principality

noun

Definition of principalitynext
as in duchy

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Recent Examples of principality The principalities in Anatolia also put up a fierce fight against the Ottomans, who conquered the region in the fifteenth century. — Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2016 This adds six hectares of space to Monaco’s existing 208 hectares (a space only about two-thirds the size of New York’s Central Park), which brings the amount of land Monaco has added over the past sixty years to roughly 25% of the principality’s total size. — Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 The principality also is a culinary destination with restaurants from legendary chefs, including Alain Ducasse’s Le Louis XV and Yannick Alléno’s Pavyllon Monte-Carlo. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Various Ukrainian polities followed, including the principality of Galicia-Volhynia and the kingdom of Ruthenia in the medieval period and a Cossack state in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. — Georgiy Kasianov, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for principality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for principality
  1. duchy
  2. kingdom
  3. sultanate
  4. empire
  5. republic
  6. sovereign
  7. dominion
  8. domain
Noun
  • Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Some are now demanding the royals reimburse the NHS — and even ditch the duchies altogether.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of duchy
Noun
  • In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
  • By 1953, as decolonization swept the world, the Danish government, loath to give up ninety-eight per cent of its landmass, made Greenland a semi-autonomous part of its kingdom but retained de-facto control.
    — Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of kingdom
Noun
  • The site was built in the 18th century by a sultanate that still governs the region politically and spiritually.
    — Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Long periods of rule by Portuguese, Dutch, and finally British colonial occupiers were only fully concluded in 1965, when the Maldives became an Islamic sultanate, albeit one not initially included in the British Commonwealth.
    — Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of sultanate
Noun
  • While notable alum Sean McManus (’77) is no longer at the helm of the CBS Sports empire, Michigan grad David Berson wouldn’t say no to a Blue Devils-Wolverines final.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The king defending his crown, eager to retire but forced to hold on for the good of the empire, or the hothead ready to take to the mattresses in the name of all the marbles.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of empire
Noun
  • Longtime Prime Minister Keith Rowley, who had served nearly 10 years governing the oil-rich republic as head of the People’s National Movement, had taken the unusual step of resigning from office.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • But as a matter of context, there is a difference between the principled partisans of the early republic, the professional analysts of the 20th century, and an owner who demands his media outlet’s opinions should be limited to his preferences.
    — Joseph Jones, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of republic
Noun
  • The former England soccer captain is an ambassador for The King's Foundation, the sovereign's longtime charity promoting sustainability through practical training, which sent students and alumni to the glam banquet before the King and Queen's trip to Italy in April.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • No longer would the sovereign have to beg for funds.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Definition of sovereign
Noun
  • Historically, imperialist leaders have used military conquest, economic coercion or diplomatic pressure to expand their dominions, and justified their foreign incursions as civilizing missions, economic opportunities or national security imperatives.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares ‘dominion’ over wife.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • The Legislature doesn’t have control over property taxes, which are the domain of local governments.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • China views most of the South China Sea as its own domain.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of domain

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