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Recent Examples of principality
The 21-room waterfront property, acquired by the businessman’s holding company, is located in the principality’s Mareterra district.
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Tara Patel, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
With that, Grace decided to abandon her blazing career in Hollywood and move to the small principality of Monaco.
—Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 19 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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Tara Patel, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
With that, Grace decided to abandon her blazing career in Hollywood and move to the small principality of Monaco.
—Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 19 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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While other rulers of the era relied on religious omens or superstition to guide their kingdoms, Aristotle taught the young prince that the universe could be understood through human reason and keen observation.—
Steve Muscato,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Ibn Khatima was perhaps in his late thirties when the pandemic reached the Nasrid kingdom of Granada in June 1348 (though the date of his birth is unclear).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Using hundreds of elephants to haul artillery, Cornwallis invaded Mysore and carved up the sultanate.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Today, each sibling oversees a different part of the empire.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
31 May 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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However, the scandal surrounding King Charles' brother, the former Prince Andrew — who was stripped of his dukedom as well as his other royal titles, including prince, in October 2025 — has led some to believe that the York title is tainted and won't be reassigned in the future.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
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As a reward for leading numerous successful military campaigns against southern separatists in 1994, Saleh appointed Hadi as vice president of the new republic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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So Americans embraced Roman triumphal arches—symbols of that ancient republic—almost from the start.—
Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 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.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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The sovereign first wore her favorite crown on November 4, 1952, for the opening ceremony of parliament that year.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
13 May 2026
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When God charged Adam with dominion over the garden, the word that matters — the word Pettigrew keeps returning to — is stewardship.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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At stake for Netflix is its continuing SVOD dominion over one of its biggest subscriber markets in the world.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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“Principality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principality. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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