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do·min·ion
(də-mĭn′yən)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 A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.
4. dominions Christianity See domination.
[Middle English dominioun, from Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominiō, dominiōn-, from Latin dominium, property, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]
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dominion
(dəˈmɪnjən)n
1. rule; authority
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the land governed by one ruler or government
3. sphere of influence; area of control
4. (Historical Terms) a name formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire
5. (Placename) theDominion New Zealand
6. (Law) law a less common word for dominium
[C15: from Old French, from Latin dominium ownership, from dominus master]
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do•min•ion
(dəˈmɪn yən)n.
1. the power to govern; sovereign authority.
2. the act or fact of ruling; domination.
3. the territory subject to the control of a single ruler or government.
4. (often cap.) any of the self-governing countries outside the United Kingdom belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin dominiō, s. -iōn-, alter. of Latin dominium rule, ownership]
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| Noun | 1. |  dominion - 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. |  dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposesadministrative 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" |
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dominion
noun
1. control, government, power, rule, authority, command, sovereignty, sway, domination, jurisdiction, supremacy, mastery, ascendancy, mana (N.Z.) They believe they have dominion over us.
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dominion
noun1. The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
authority, command, control, domination, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, prerogative, sovereignty, sway.
Informal: say-so.
2. The fact of possessing or the legal right to possess something:
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Translations
سَيْطَرَه، سُلْطَه
domíniumpřevahavláda
dominionherredømmemagt
domínium
yfirráî
dominija
domīnijavaldīšanavara
domínium
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dominion
n
(= territory) → Herrschaftsgebiet nt; overseas dominions → überseeische Gebiete pl; the Dominion of Canada → das Dominion Kanada
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dominion
[dəˈmɪnɪən] n (rule) → dominio, sovranità; (territory) → dominio, possedimenti mpl (Brit) (Pol) → dominion m invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dominion
(dəˈminjən) noun1. rule or power. There was no-one left to challenge his dominion.
2. a self-governing country of the British Commonwealth. the Dominion of Canada.
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