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dinastir

dynasty

noun dee-nahs-TEE-ah Rare
People & Society Government

Origin: From Greek dynasteia (power, lordship), via Latin dynastia.

Usage Note

Dinastía (the standard spelling) refers to a succession of rulers from the same family or group. The seed form dinastir appears to be a data error; the correct Spanish word is dinastía. It is feminine: la dinastía Tang, la dinastía Borbón. The related adjective is dinástico/a.

Examples

"La dinastía Ming gobernó China durante siglos."

Natural Translation

The Ming dynasty ruled China for centuries.

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