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dy·nas·ty

 (dī′nə-stē)
n. pl. dy·nas·ties
1. A succession of rulers from the same family or line.
2. A family or group that maintains power for several generations: a political dynasty controlling the state.
[Middle English dynastie, from Old French, from Late Latin dynastīa, lordship, from Greek dunasteia, from dunastēs, lord; see dynast.]
dy·nas′tic (dī-năs′tĭk) adj.
dy·nas′ti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.dynastic - of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty
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خاص بِسُلالَه حاكِمَه
dynastický
dynasti-
uralkodó családhoz tartozó
òjóîhöfîingjaættar-
dynastický
hanedana ait

dynastic

[daɪˈnæstɪk] ADJ → dinástico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dynastic

[daɪˈnæstɪk] adj [rule] → dynastique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dynastic

adj → dynastisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dynastic

[daɪˈnæstɪk] adj → dinastico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dynasty

(ˈdinəsti) , ((American) ˈdai-) – plural ˈdynasties – noun
a succession or series of rulers of the same family. the Ming dynasty.
dyˈnastic (-ˈnӕs-) adjective
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