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duchies

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plural of duchy

as in republics

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Even though the monarchy no longer exists in Rwanda, so revered are the cows that the traditional gifting and exchanging them among kingdoms has been embraced by Kagame.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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After the United States was founded in 1776, leaders like Thomas Jefferson chose to emulate classical architecture when building its Washington, DC, capital as a nod to the democratic ideals of the Greek and Roman empires.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 4 July 2026
Times change and empires crumble, yet the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest endures.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of empires

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The Belgian and Dutch monarchies seem to share a warm bond as well as a border, and Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima are known to be friends.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Even the Gulf monarchies who’ve made their fortunes on oil and gas exports have come around to the idea that this is not a sustainable strategy, yet Trump won’t hear it.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026

Definition of monarchies

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Instead of concentrating combat capability aboard a small number of heavily armed warships, the government says the new vessels will support a hybrid fleet in which crewed ships coordinate networks of autonomous systems across multiple domains.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Across eight domains of preparedness, respondents gave their highest scores to Community.

— Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of domains

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The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
And they are captivated by a vision of an imperial federation, with a parliament in London, where Britain would be an important partner, but just one, and where Canada and the other dominions would have representation.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026

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