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dynasty
Phoneticsdy·nasty
US/ˈdaɪnəsti/
UK/dˈɪnɐsti/
Definitions
01ruling family
n. a series of rulers who all belong to the same family.
n. a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or government.
“The Ming dynasty ruled China for almost three hundred years.”
“The political dynasty maintained its grip on the province for three generations, with each successor expanding the family's industrial influence.”
02successful sports team
n. a sports team that wins many championships over several years.
n. a sports franchise or team that achieves a prolonged period of dominance and multiple championships.
“With three titles in four years, the team has become a true dynasty.”
“Sports historians often debate whether the team's decade of dominance constitutes a true dynasty or merely a sequence of fortunate seasons.”
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03historical era
n. the period of time when a particular family was in power.
n. the historical period during which a specific family or line of rulers held sovereign power.
“Many beautiful vases were created during that specific dynasty.”
“The transition between dynasties was marked by significant civil unrest and a complete restructuring of the imperial bureaucracy.”
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“But in China, the Tang dynasty had lost control of the Silk Road in the eighth century A.D.” “Adolf had deep ties to the Romanov dynasty : His first wife, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna , was Alexander’s cousin.” Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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