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dominion

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do·min·ion  (d-mnyn)
n.
1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty: "The devil . . . has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion" (Jonathan Edwards).
2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
3. often Dominion Abbr. Dom. One of the self-governing nations within the British Commonwealth.
4. dominions Christianity See domination.

[Middle English dominioun, from Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin domini, dominin-, from Latin dominium, property, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

dominion
Noun
1. control or authority
2. the land governed by one ruler or government
3. (formerly) a self-governing division of the British Empire [Latin dominium ownership]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dominiondominion - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
paramountcy - the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority
raj - British dominion over India (1757-1947)
sovereignty, reign - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
suzerainty - the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the suzerainty of..."
2.dominiondominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
border district, borderland, marchland, march - district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales"
city district - a district of a town or city
congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
development - a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"
enclave - an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
palatinate - a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
goldfield - a district where gold is mined
jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
mandate, mandatory - a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
associated state, protectorate - a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
possession - a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
trust territory, trusteeship - a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
British East Africa - the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
British West Africa - the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
3.Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
body politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

dominion
Translations
dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] ndominio

dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] ndomination f; territoire m; dominion m

dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] n (territory) → Herrschaftsgebiet nt;
(authority);
to have dominion over → Macht haben über +acc

dominion [dəˈmɪnɪən] ndominio; sovranità;
(BRIT ) (POL) → dominion m inv

dominion
n dominion [dəˈminjən]
1 rule or power There was no-one left to challenge his dominion. heerskap سَيْطَرَه، سُلْطَه власт nadvláda, převaha herredømme; magt die Herrschaft εξουσία dominio ülemvõim حکومت؛ فرمانروایی valta domination שִׁלטוֹן प्रभुत्व, नियतंत्रण vlast uralom kekuasaan yfirráð dominio 統治 통치권 valdžia valdīšana; vara kuasa pemerintahan heerschappij herredømme, makt panowanie autoridade autoritate владычество; власть nadvláda gospostvo nadmoć herravälde, överhöghet, makt การปกครอง hâkimiyet, egemenlik 統治 влада حکومت quyền cai trị
2 a self-governing country of the British Commonwealth the Dominion of Canada. dominium دومينيون: بِلاد ذات حُكْمٍ ذاتي وتخْضَع للتاج البريطاني доминион dominium dominion die Dominion αυτοδιοίκητη κτήση της Βρετανικής Κοινοπολιτείας dominio dominioon کشور خودمختار و عضو کشورهای مشترک المنافع بریتانیا dominio dominion תְחוּם שִׁלטוֹן, דוֹמִיניוֹן स्वतंत्र उपनिवेश dominion domínium dominion heiti á landi í Breska heimsveldinu með heimastjórn dominion, (paese autonomo membro del Commonwealth britannico) 自治領 영연방의 자치령 dominija domīnija wilayah pemerintahan Dominion statssamfunn, maktområde dominium território domi­nion доминион domínium dominion dominion dominion อาณาจักรปกครอง dominyon 自治領 домініон عملداری lãnh thổ tự trị trong khối Liên Hiệp Anh


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Of this description are the love of power or the desire of pre-eminence and dominion -- the jealousy of power, or the desire of equality and safety.
1-18) I will sing of stately Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus.
In the monarch Thought's dominion -- It stood there
 
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