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dynasty

noun
DY-nuh-stee/ˈdaɪnəsti/UKDIN-uh-stee/ˈdɪnəsti/

Pluraldynasties

4 meanings of dynasty

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  1. 1
    ruling familynouncountable
    A family whose members rule a country, one after another.

    When the old king died with no children, the dynasty came to an end.

    The palace was built by a powerful dynasty of kings.

    Similarhouse, succession

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  2. 2
    family linenouncountable
    A family and all its members over many generations, both older and newer.

    The Rossi dynasty has run the bakery on Main Street for four generations.

    Her grandfather started a farming dynasty that still owns the land today.

    Similarlineage, clan, house

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  3. 3
    winning teamnouncountable
    A team or group that keeps winning for many years.

    With a fourth title in five years, the team had built a real dynasty.

    Fans still argue about which basketball dynasty was the greatest.

    Similarpowerhouse

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  4. 4
    Asian historynouncountable
    A time in East Asian history when one family was in power, or the country it ruled.

    This blue and white vase comes from the Qing dynasty.

    Students in China still learn poems from the Tang dynasty.

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Origin

From French and Latin, from a Greek word meaning "power".