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principality

noun

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as in duchy

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Recent Examples of principality And for her, the gala is much more than just a social event in the principality. — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026 Peter once ruled the small principality, and the saints’ relics rest there. — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 Roy Bates, a former British army major turned radio broadcaster, declared the platform a sovereign principality in 1967 after occupying Roughs Tower in late 1966 to establish a pirate radio station. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 The tiny principality is perhaps best known for its ski resorts, but in the warmer months, travelers swap the slopes for scenic hiking trails that wind through the Pyrenees Mountains. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for principality

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If Jeopardy asks about a European duchy, the European duchy is going to be Luxembourg.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Louise Haigh will take on the role of Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, First Secretary of State and Cabinet Office Minister.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of duchy

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In the 2010s, the kingdom and some of the other Arab Gulf states turned to China for armed drones since the United States refused to sell them any at the time.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In July this year, Jamaica’s government said two of its three citizens deported to the tiny kingdom have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kingdom

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Trump has accused the sultanate of undermining his efforts to strike a deal with Iran and end the war, which began at the end of February and are now in a stalemate.

— Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026
The sultanate has been involved in mediation efforts, but that work is now being driven by Qatar and Pakistan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sultanate

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The Prime Minister of the Turkish republic of northern Cyprus, Ünal Üstel, told Turkish media that 237 people had been rescued from the ship, and search efforts were continuing for 23 people.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
This panic is also nothing new; television was supposed to rot our brains, and radio before that, and somehow the republic survived.

— Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of republic

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In Norway, the official duties of the sovereign are primarily ceremonial, but the monarch heads Council of State meetings on Fridays and formally opens the new session of the Norwegian Parliament each year.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Agnatic primogeniture, directly inherited from the Salic Law, stipulates that in the event of death or abdication, the sovereign’s closest male relative is called upon to ascend the throne.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sovereign

Noun

Lutnick was on his way to Paris to meet with the Arnault family who, as part of their dominion over LVMH, run the Cheval Blanc hotel group.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
When Heilmann arrived in New York in 1968, minimalism, post-minimalism, and Conceptual art were turning the city into one enormous male dominion.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

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