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- pronunciation:
- ma
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 r
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[or]
ma
nar
ki
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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monarchies |
| definition 1: |
Monarchy is a type of government in a country. It is a type of government in which a ruler such as a king or queen is the head of the government. In this type of government, the ruler may have a lot of power or only a little.
Did you know that monarchy was once the form of government in America? That's because America was ruled by the king of England until the American Revolution in the 1700s.- similar words:
- kingdom
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| definition 2: |
A monarchy is a country that has a king, queen, emperor, or other similar type of ruler.
The country of Saudi Arabia is a monarchy. |
Monarchy is from two ancient Greek words that mean "to rule" and "alone."
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a broader category that includes monarchies |
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government |
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similar to a monarchy |
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kingdom |
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some actions associated with monarchies |
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rule |
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some aspects of monarchies |
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realm |
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some descriptions of monarchies |
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absolute, imperial, royal |
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some people associated with monarchy |
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count, czar, duke, earl, emperor, empress, king, lord, prince, princess, queen, subject |
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some places associated with monarchy |
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castle, palace |
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some things conventionally associated with monarchies |
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crown, robe, seal, throne |
The word monarchy
contains the following parts:
arch, archi, arche (archae), archeo, (archaeo), -arch, -archy
Greek
root
that means first in rank or time
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- synonyms:
- prim, princ, prot, proto
mon, mono
Greek
root
that means one, single, alone
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