dominion
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(noun) dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" |
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Synonyms: rule |
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Related Words: ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance, paramountcy, raj, reign, sovereignty, suzerainty |
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(noun) a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state |
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Synonyms: colony, mandate, province, territorial dominion, territory |
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Related Words: Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroe Islands, Faroes, French Oceania, French Polynesia, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Macao, Macau, Palestine, possession, trust territory, trusteeship |
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