principalities

Definition of principalitiesnext
plural of principality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for principalities
Noun
  • The early Iron Age kingdoms of Neo-Assyria, Egypt, Israel and Judah, and their relationship to the Phoenician cities, underlie our understanding of these events.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • From enchanted kingdoms to the streets of today, members of the Art Directors Guild craft the environments that bring film, television, and theater to life.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Regents or viceroys hearken back to royalty and empires, and that’s not the look Trump is going for here—at least for now.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
  • At stake is the future of one of the most storied media empires in the United States.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Several countries that once abolished their monarchies—including Spain, Cambodia, and Britain (under Oliver Cromwell)—later restored them as constitutional monarchies.
    Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • First, that monarchies are inherently corrupt.
    Dan Snyder, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • How Koi uncovered DarkSpectre's hidden network The breakthrough came when Koi analysts examined two domains tied to ShadyPanda.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Alongside the models, NVIDIA released large-scale open datasets covering multiple domains.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And the reason for that is that the default data and the default experience does not coincide with the ratings that the ratings agencies attribute to African sovereigns.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has similarly dropped into deep curtsies when meeting other sovereigns on trips abroad.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Principalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principalities. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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