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monarquía

monarchy

noun moh-nahr-KEE-ah Rare

Origin: From Greek monarchia (rule by one).

Usage Note

Monarquía refers to the political system or institution of monarchy. Spain is a monarquía parlamentaria ('parliamentary monarchy'). The adjective is monárquico ('monarchic, royalist'); the person is el/la monarca ('the monarch'). The written accent marks the hiatus í-a, where the stress falls.

Examples

"España es una monarquía parlamentaria desde la Constitución de 1978."

Natural Translation

Spain has been a parliamentary monarchy since the 1978 Constitution.

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