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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaristocratie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aristocratie
"L'aristocratie française a perdu son pouvoir politique après la révolution."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth inherited through generations.
"Members of the traditional aristocracy still own large estates in the countryside."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from French aristocratie, via medieval Latin from Greek aristokratia, from aristos 'best' + -kratia 'power, rule'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aristocracy" is said worldwide
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aristocratie
Transliteration: aristocratie
"L'aristocratie française a perdu son pouvoir politique après la révolution."
Aristokratie
Transliteration: Aristokratie
"Die Aristokratie genoss früher viele Privilegien."
aristocrazia
Transliteration: aristocrazia
"Molti castelli appartenevano all'antica aristocrazia."
aristocracia
Transliteration: aristocracia
"La aristocracia española desempeñó un papel importante en la historia."
aristocracia
Transliteration: aristocracia
"A aristocracia rural detinha grande parte das terras."
अभिजात वर्ग
Transliteration: abhijat varg
"अभिजात वर्ग का समाज में विशेष प्रभाव था।"
贵族统治
Transliteration: guìzú tǒngzhì
Script: 贵族阶层
"历史上许多国家曾被贵族阶层统治。"
귀족정치
Transliteration: gwijokjeongchi
Script: 귀족정
"고대 그리스의 일부 도시는 귀족정에 의해 지배되었습니다."
貴族政治
Transliteration: kizoku seiji
"その国では長い間、貴族政治が続きました。"
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