dominion

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noun

1. dominance or power through legal authority (Freq. 4)
- France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa
- the rule of Caesar
• Syn:
rule
• Derivationally related forms:
rule (for: rule), dominate
• Hypernyms:
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
• Hyponyms:
paramountcy, raj, reign, sovereignty, suzerainty
2. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
• Syn:
district, territory, territorial dominion
• Derivationally related forms:
territorial (for: territory), district (for: district)
• Hypernyms:
region
• Hyponyms:
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division, borderland, border district,
march, marchland, city district, congressional district, development, enclave,
palatinate, residential district, residential area, community, goldfield, jurisdiction,
mandate, mandatory, protectorate, associated state, possession, trust territory,
trusteeship, British East Africa, British West Africa
• Instance Hyponyms:
Palatinate, Pfalz, Athos, Mount Athos, Attica,
Boeotia, Papal States, Acadia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon,
Yukon Territory, Northern Territory, Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands, Acre, Lake District,
Lakeland, Galloway, Lothian Region, East Malaysia, Sabah, North Borneo,
Sarawak, West Malaysia, Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, American Samoa, Eastern Samoa,
AS, Aragon, Castile, Castilla, Catalonia, Darfur,
Kordofan, Louisiana Purchase

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Dominion, district, territory, territorial dominion, rule