principalities

Definition of principalitiesnext
plural of principality

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Noun
  • His route to Sparta would have taken him through Corinth, Nemea, and Arcadia and avoided kingdoms or city-states not allied with Athens.
    Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Cliffs of Moher, Ireland The rugged coastline of County Clare served as a dramatic setting in Harry Potter, and the wider Wild Atlantic Way has doubled as everything from fantasy kingdoms to period dramas.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Over the centuries, it would be conquered by empires of varying beliefs.
    Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The three Islamic empires engaged in a series of wars and battles in which gunpowder weaponry, particularly artillery and handheld firearms, played a key role.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Abu Dhabi is the biggest by landmass of the seven emirates making up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the second most populous after Dubai, while its main city is both the capital of the emirate and the wider UAE.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And they are captivated by a vision of an imperial federation, with a parliament in London, where Britain would be an important partner, but just one, and where Canada and the other dominions would have representation.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The primary strategic target of the declaration was the Bourbon monarchies of France and Spain, Britain’s chief rivals.
    Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There are still a significant number of countries and smaller political units that retain monarchies, however.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, World Chain’s integration of Flashblocks has cut transaction confirmation times from up to two seconds to just 200 milliseconds, paving the way for highly responsible apps in domains like gaming and trading.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Legal work had the lowest AI success rate among the domains tested, at just 47%.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Encouraged and frightened by the events at Naples, other sovereigns granted constitutions.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Whatever their precise content, the blessings of liberty allow people to be something like sovereigns over their own lives.
    Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Principalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principalities. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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