dominion
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- noun
- /dəˈmɪn.jən/
- Archaic
:
dominio
- They see Sicily as being too close to their newly acquired dominion of southern Italy.
So the war may have brought home how much Britain needs its dominions, but it is also furthered a sense of nationalism within the dominions themselves.
- So the war may have brought home how much Britain needs its dominions, but it is also furthered a sense of nationalism within the dominions themselves.
Examples
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"The new state will remain within the British Empire as a dominion."
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Elections in May 1921 were followed by a truce and a negotiated treaty that gave dominion status to the Irish Free State.
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New Zealand was growing into a prosperous dominion.
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So the war may have brought home how much Britain needs its dominions, but it is also furthered a sense of nationalism within the dominions themselves.
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By 1060, the Normans of Melfi had greatly expanded their dominions in Apulia and Calabria.
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New Zealand became a dominion within the British Empire in 1907.
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As a former dominion, Canada has a strong sense of national identity.
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The Australian continent was once referred to as a dominion of Great Britain.
Synonyms
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An area of land controlled by a country or ruler
A land area controlled by a ruler or state
An area of land that a ruler or government controls
Antonyms
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Morphology
dominion = domain (semi-transparent) = domin + ion
The meaning 'territory under control' is related to the family of domin-/domain words, so learners familiar with 'domain' or 'dominate' can make a reasonable guess, but the historical development and specialized political sense make it not fully transparent.
Etymology
Dominion comes from the Latin dominus, 'lord', and was used for the land that belonged to a lord, like a domain. So a dominion can mean a territory with its own government or an area under a larger ruler's control.