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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaristocracia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aristocracia
"La aristocracia española desempeñó un papel importante en la historia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth inherited through generations.
"Members of the traditional aristocracy still own large estates in the countryside."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'aristocracy' originates from the Greek word 'aristokratia', which combines 'aristos' meaning 'best' and 'kratos' meaning 'power' or 'rule'. It evolved in the context of ancient Greek city-states where a privileged class held power, and has since come to denote a social class that is considered superior in terms of wealth, education, or social status.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aristocracy" is said worldwide
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aristocratie
Transliteration: aristocratie
"L'aristocratie française a perdu son pouvoir politique après la révolution."
Aristokratie
Transliteration: Aristokratie
"Die Aristokratie genoss früher viele Privilegien."
aristocrazia
Transliteration: aristocrazia
"Molti castelli appartenevano all'antica aristocrazia."
aristocracia
Transliteration: aristocracia
"La aristocracia española desempeñó un papel importante en la historia."
aristocracia
Transliteration: aristocracia
"A aristocracia rural detinha grande parte das terras."
अभिजात वर्ग
Transliteration: abhijat varg
"अभिजात वर्ग का समाज में विशेष प्रभाव था।"
贵族统治
Transliteration: guìzú tǒngzhì
Script: 贵族阶层
"历史上许多国家曾被贵族阶层统治。"
귀족정치
Transliteration: gwijokjeongchi
Script: 귀족정
"고대 그리스의 일부 도시는 귀족정에 의해 지배되었습니다."
貴族政治
Transliteration: kizoku seiji
"その国では長い間、貴族政治が続きました。"
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