dynasty

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dyn·a·sty /ˈdɪnəsti $ ˈdaɪ-/ ●○○ noun (plural dynasties) [countable]  1  PGa family of kings or other rulers whose parents, grandparents etc have ruled the country for many years 王朝 The Habsburg dynasty ruled in Austria from 1278 to 1918. 哈布斯堡王朝在1278至1918年间统治奥地利。2. PGSSFa period of time when a particular family ruled a country or area 朝代3  informal a group or family that controls a particular business or organization for a long time 〔长时间掌控某一企业或组织的〕王朝，家族 the Rothschild banking dynasty 罗斯柴尔德银行家族

Examples from the Corpus

dynasty• the Ming dynastyOrigin dynasty (1300-1400) Late Latin dynastia, from Greek dynastes “lord”

dyn·a·sty nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus of kings parents, a family or other rulers whose

dynasty
dyn‧a‧sty /ˈdɪnəsti $ ˈdaɪ-/ noun (plural dynasties) [countable]1. a family of kings or other rulers whose parents, grandparents etc have ruled the country for many years:
    The Habsburg dynasty ruled in Austria from 1278 to 1918.
2. a period of time when a particular family ruled a country or area
3. informal a group or family that controls a particular business or organization for a long time:
    the Rothschild banking dynasty

dyn·astyBrE /ˈdɪnəsti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdaɪnəsti/ 🔊 noun (

plural

dyn·asties) a series of rulers of a country who all belong to the same family 王朝；朝代◆the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty尼赫鲁–甘地王朝

ancestor, branch, descent, dynasty, family tree, genealogy, generation, inherit, trace

a period of years during which members of a particular family rule a country 朝；代▸ dyn·as·tic BrE /dɪˈnæstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /daɪˈnæstɪk/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] ◆dynastic history王朝统治史