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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dinastia
"La dinastia dei Medici ha governato Firenze."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A series of rulers from the same family.
"The Ming dynasty ruled China for over 270 years."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'dunasteia', meaning 'power, lordship, rule', stemming from 'dynastes' (lord, ruler) and 'dynamis' (power). It entered Middle French as 'dynastie' in the 16th century before being adopted into English to refer to a succession of rulers from the same family.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dynasty" is said worldwide
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dynastie
Transliteration: dynastie
"La dynastie des Bourbon a régné sur la France."
Dynastie
Transliteration: Dynastie
"Die Habsburger waren eine mächtige Dynastie."
dinastia
Transliteration: dinastia
"La dinastia dei Medici ha governato Firenze."
dinastía
Transliteration: dinastía
"Esta dinastía gobernó el imperio durante siglos."
dinastia
Transliteration: dinastia
"A dinastia de Bragança governou Portugal."
राजवंश
Transliteration: rajvamsh
"गुप्त राजवंश को भारत का स्वर्ण युग माना जाता है।"
朝代
Transliteration: cháodài
"唐朝是中国历史上最繁荣的朝代之一。"
왕조
Transliteration: wangjo
"조선 왕조는 5백 년 동안 지속되었습니다."
王朝
Transliteration: ōchō
"その王朝は長い間国を統治しました。"
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