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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

monarchia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: moˈnar.ki.a

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Monarchy/ˈmɒn.ə.ki/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'Italia era una monarchia fino al 1946."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A form of government with a monarch at the head.

    "The monarchy in the United Kingdom has a rich history and continues to play a ceremonial role today."
  2. 2

    A state or nation in which a monarch rules.

    "France was a monarchy until the revolution in the late 18th century."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin monarchia, originating from the ancient Greek monarchia (μοναρχία), combining monos ('single, alone') and archein ('to rule'). The term entered Middle English in the 14th century to denote a state ruled by a single person.

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