dynasty
noun/ˈdɪnəsti/
/ˈdaɪnəsti/
(plural dynasties)
- a series of leaders of a country who all belong to the same family
- the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc1- The civil service was established under the previous dynasty.
- the last surviving heir of an ancient dynasty
- the rise and fall of the Habsburg dynasty
- the ruling dynasties of the Visigoths
- Eventually the dynasty was overthrown, and the country became a Republic.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- great
- political
- …
- build
- establish
- found
- …
- begin
- come to an end
- end
- …
- during a/the dynasty
- from a/the dynasty
- under a/the dynasty
- …
- the end of a dynasty
- the fall of a dynasty
- the rise of a dynasty
- …
- a period of years during which members of a particular family rule a country
- a Ming dynasty vase
Extra Examples- a porcelain figure made during the Tang dynasty
- bowls and pots from the twelfth dynasty
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- great
- political
- …
- build
- establish
- found
- …
- begin
- come to an end
- end
- …
- during a/the dynasty
- from a/the dynasty
- under a/the dynasty
- …
- the end of a dynasty
- the fall of a dynasty
- the rise of a dynasty
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from French dynastie, or via late Latin from Greek dunasteia ‘lordship, power’, from dunastēs, from dunasthai ‘be able’.
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