dynasty
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈdaɪnəsti/
- The Roman dynasty produced a succession of emperors, influencing the course of European history for centuries.
- ruling dynasties
- found a dynasty
- the dynasty collapsed
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Watch on YouTubeThis man is part of a noble dynasty.
- This man is part of a noble dynasty.
- Trump could ruin the Bush dynasty.
- Is he trying to go back to the great days of Tang dynasty?
- So, you know, if Russia claims the ancient dynasty from Kiev, I mean, those guys, they were Scandinavians.
- And this is a really recent dynasty.
Examples
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Although the Ruby Dynasty no longer rules, they have a great deal of influence.
Fiction book (1999) -
And by doing so he founded a new dynasty, the Tudor dynasty.
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And in China we see the dynasty actually starting to break to build the Great Wall of China.
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They built a dynasty around him.
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Afterwards, the Umayyad dynasty came to power.
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The Qing dynasty has never been weaker.
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Late 14th century, Ming dynasty.
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It seemed as though the New Yan Dynasty had won.
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Similarly, the Qajar dynasty was established in Iran by the turn of the nineteenth century.
Academic text (1993) -
Some local fishermen were pulling Ming Dynasty porcelain out of the ocean.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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7.9
A family of rulers from the same line
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5.5
A list of family members who came before you
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4.7
A family of kings and queens who rule a country now or in the past
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4.9
A family of kings and queens who are related by birth
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.7
A Chinese dynasty ruling from 618 to 907 that is famous for art, learning and trade
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6.6
A ruling period in China from 206 BC to AD 220 known for strong government and cultural achievements
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6.8
A period in China from 960 to 1279 when a ruling family makes great art and literature
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7.7
A ruling family in China from 1279 to 1368 that was started by the Mongols under Kublai Khan
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7.8
A ruling family in ancient China from about 1122 to 221 BC known for Confucian and Taoist ideas
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9.5
A ruling family and government in Manchuria and northeast China from 947 to 1125, founded by the Khitan
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9.9
A royal family of the Franks who ruled parts of present-day France and Germany from about 500 to 750 AD
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9.9
A royal family from Macedonia that ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC, ending with Cleopatra VII
- Literature
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8.8
A ruling family in ancient China from 1122 to 221 BC when Confucianism and Taoism began
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9.9
Family of rulers in Egypt and Syria made of former slave soldiers from the 1200s to the early 1500s
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7.8
The Turkish royal family that ruled a large empire from the 1200s until after World War I
An early Chinese royal family that united China and started building the Great Wall
- Literature
A ruling family in China from about 1122 to 221 BC when Confucianism and Taoism grew
How Long-Lived
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- Literature
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6.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word dynasty comes from Greek roots dyn- meaning 'power' and dynastes meaning 'ruler'. So a dynasty is a family that keeps 'power' and rules for several generations.