grand duchy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grand duchy
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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A red alert level for "extreme thermal stress" has been extended in the grand duchy until Saturday night.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Finland — until 1917 a grand duchy in that empire — and Sweden abandoned longtime national policies of military nonalignment.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2022
The grand duchy has no national space agency, no launching sites, and only modest research capabilities.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2017
There is the squire’s fancy that is the Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Von Furstenberg/Barry Dillered ornament that is the , and of course the grand duchy that is the Central Park Conservancy.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2013
With the exception of Wangeroog, which belongs to the grand duchy of Oldenburg, the East Frisian Islands belong to Prussia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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