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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

anarquía

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.naɾˈki.a/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anarchy/ˈæn.ɚ.ki/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El país cayó en la anarquía total."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.

    "The country descended into total anarchy after the government collapsed."
  2. 2

    A society being freely constituted without authorities or a governing body, as advocated by anarchists.

    "Philosophical anarchies propose cooperation and mutual aid over hierarchical state control."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word 'anarkhia', combining 'an-' (without) and 'arkhos' (ruler, leader). Entered the English language in the 16th century via Medieval Latin and French, initially denoting a society without a public government or ruling authority before evolving to describe general disorder and lawlessness.

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