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dinástico

dynastic

adjective dee-NAHS-tee-koh Rare

Origin: Greek dynasteia 'power, lordship'

Usage Note

Dinástico describes anything relating to a dynasty or dynastic succession — crisis dinástica (dynastic crisis), guerra dinástica (war of succession). It appears mainly in historical and political writing. The noun is dinastía (dynasty), and a member of a ruling family can be called un miembro de la dinastía.

Examples

"El conflicto dinástico dividió el reino."

Natural Translation

The dynastic conflict divided the kingdom.

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