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
“This is a very old strategy on the part of the royal household to cement its hold over the dominions, to make the charismatic presence of the crown visible,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022
Those countries, known as dominions, had a high level of independence from Britain, but were not fully independent countries as they are today.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2021
Though still in the King’s dominions, they felt as if they had landed on another planet.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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