dominions
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Prince Baltasar Carlos, Philip’s only son and likely heir to all the king’s dominions, had died at 16, apparently a smallpox victim.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
Australia has no treaty with its Indigenous people, and has done little in comparison to other British dominions like Canada, New Zealand and the United States to include and uplift its First Nations people.
From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023
The large empires fighting in the conflict brought troops from their colonies and dominions to fight.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Throughout the 1950s, more countries hauled down the union flag and the former colonies and dominions now came together as a voluntary family of nations.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2022
Such barons as these have their own dominions and subjects, who recognize them as masters and have natural affection for them.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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