“France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa”
noun
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
noun
one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
Word Forms
dominate
verb
be in control
rule
verb
exercise authority over; as of nations
district
verb
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
territorial
adjective
of or relating to a territory
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Herrschaft
Dominanz oder Macht durch rechtliche Autorität
🇫🇷French
domination
domination ou pouvoir par l'intermédiaire d'une autorité légale
🇪🇸Spanish
dominio
Dominio o poder a través de la autoridad legal.
🇮🇹Italian
dominio
dominio o potere attraverso l’autorità legale
🇳🇱Dutch
heerschappij
dominantie of macht via wettelijke autoriteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
domínio
domínio ou poder através de autoridade legal
🇷🇺Russian
владычество
доминирование или власть через юридическую власть
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अधिराज्य
कानूनी अधिकार के माध्यम से प्रभुत्व या शक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
আধিপত্য
আইনি কর্তৃত্বের মাধ্যমে আধিপত্য বা ক্ষমতা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆதிக்கம்
சட்ட அதிகாரம் மூலம் ஆதிக்கம் அல்லது அதிகாரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆధిపత్యం
చట్టపరమైన అధికారం ద్వారా ఆధిపత్యం లేదా అధికారం
🇮🇳Marathi
वर्चस्व
कायदेशीर अधिकाराद्वारे वर्चस्व किंवा शक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
આધિપત્ય
કાનૂની સત્તા દ્વારા વર્ચસ્વ અથવા સત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ
ಕಾನೂನು ಅಧಿಕಾರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആധിപത്യം
നിയമപരമായ അധികാരത്തിലൂടെയുള്ള ആധിപത്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അധികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਕੂਮਤ
ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਬਦਬਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
غلبہ
قانونی اختیار کے ذریعے غلبہ یا طاقت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
统治
通过法律权威获得支配地位或权力
🇯🇵Japanese
支配
法的権威による支配または権力
🇰🇷Korean
지배
법적 권위를 통한 지배 또는 권력
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự thống trị
sự thống trị hoặc quyền lực thông qua cơ quan pháp luật
🇹🇭Thai
การปกครอง
การครอบงำหรืออำนาจผ่านอำนาจทางกฎหมาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekuasaan
dominasi atau kekuasaan melalui otoritas hukum
🇵🇭Filipino
kapangyarihan
pangingibabaw o kapangyarihan sa pamamagitan ng legal na awtoridad
🇲🇾Malay
kekuasaan
penguasaan atau kuasa melalui kuasa undang-undang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
دومينيون
الهيمنة أو السلطة من خلال السلطة القانونية
🇮🇷Persian
سلطه
تسلط یا قدرت از طریق اقتدار قانونی
🇹🇷Turkish
egemenlik
Yasal otorite aracılığıyla hakimiyet veya güç
🇮🇱Hebrew
שְׁלִיטָה
דומיננטיות או כוח באמצעות סמכות חוקית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dominion'?
The primary meaning of 'dominion' is 'dominance or power through legal authority'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dominion' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dominion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dominion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dominion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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In your opinion, does the word 'dominion' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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