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Recent Examples of principality
The late actress became the Princess of the principality in 1956, and 70 years later, her second engagement ring remains one of the most expensive and influential in history.
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Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
The 21-room waterfront property, acquired by the businessman’s holding company, is located in the principality’s Mareterra district.
—Tara Patel, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
On this day in 1956, the two-day wedding celebration of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III began in the tiny European principality of Monaco.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Monaco’s princess brides leave their bouquets at the Sainte-Dévote Chapel dedicated to the principality’s patron saint.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
The 21-room waterfront property, acquired by the businessman’s holding company, is located in the principality’s Mareterra district.
—Tara Patel, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
On this day in 1956, the two-day wedding celebration of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III began in the tiny European principality of Monaco.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Monaco’s princess brides leave their bouquets at the Sainte-Dévote Chapel dedicated to the principality’s patron saint.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principality
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The duchy was created nearly 700 years ago by Edward III as a way to consistently fund the heir to the throne.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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The European duchy is Luxembourg.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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The autonomous territory of about 156,000 sits within the Netherlands kingdom and only became a FIFA member in 2011.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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He's always seen himself like a prince who never became king, so the kingdom be damned.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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For its 2025‑26 season, Louvre Abu Dhabi plans to present exhibitions on the medieval Mamluk sultanate, contemporary artists from the region and Japan, and Picasso—the latter in collaboration with Musée National Picasso‑Paris.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.—
Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Especially from a woman who’s apparently about to launch a crackah empire!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Elon Musk and SpaceX Elon Musk’s vast empire includes everything from from rockets to brain implants.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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In October, Andrew was stripped of his princely title, his dukedom, and a number of awards and honorifics.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
2 Feb. 2026
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Spencer-Churchill has battled drug addiction in the past, according to NBC and The Guardian, and inherited his dukedom in 2014 following the death of his father.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 Dec. 2025
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Like other Republican proponents, Gaskill is framing the vote as important for the history of the republic.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
12 Dec. 2025
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Tuscan maritime republics provided sailors with 400 grams of biscuits per day.—
Vittoria Traverso,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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But a series of 15th century directives from the Vatican authorized Portuguese sovereigns to conquer Africa and the Americas and enslave non-Christians.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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But a series of 15th-century directives from the Vatican authorized Portuguese sovereigns to conquer Africa and the Americas and enslave non-Christians.—
Paolo Santalucia,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Or could an upstart that prioritizes love and mercy, say, over dominion lure away their customers?—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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But first comes Infantino’s own strategic test, the same one faced by every emperor whose dominion threatens to collapse because of overexpansion.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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“Principality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principality. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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