dynasty

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dynasty

/ˈdɪnəsti/ UK
/ˈdaɪnəsti/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).

noun dynasties

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. Habsburg dynasty; Ottoman dynasty
Similar: house, succession
A family considered over time, with its ancestors and descendants To the loyal and to the blood-lovers, in the good families and in the fiery dynasties, life is family and family is life. It is the same people who give advice and their vices to live well who turn out to be the ones who give resource and reason to live long.
Similar: clan, house, lineage
The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty. During the Ming dynasty, China was ruled by the Zhu family.
A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: royal, kingdom, kingship, monarchy, empire, household, strain, ruling, family, generation, era, times, dprk, tang, chiang, house

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noun a series of rulers or dynasts from one family

Español	dinastía
한국어	왕조 wangjo, 왕가 wangga, 황가 hwangga, 가 ga
日本語	王朝 ōchō, 王家 ōke
中文	王朝 wángcháo, 朝 cháo, 王家 wángjiā
हिन्दी	राजकुल rājkul, राजवंश rājvañś, ख़ानदान xāndān
Kiswahili	nasaba
Português	dinastia
Français	dynastie
Deutsch	Dynastie, Herrschergeschlecht, Herrscherhaus
Italiano	dinastia
Ελληνικά	δυναστεία dynasteía
Română	dinastie
Русский	дина́стия dinástija
Tiếng Việt	triều đại, vương triều
العربية	سُلَالَة sulāla
עברית	שׁוֹשֶׁלֶת shoshélet

noun era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history

한국어	조 jo, 나라 nara
日本語	王朝 ōchō
中文	朝代 cháodài, 朝 cháo
Français	dynastie
Tiếng Việt	triều đại

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@misc{dynasty_2026,
  title = {dynasty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dynasty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}