dynasty : Idioms & Phrases

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bourbon dynasty

  • noun a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
    Bourbon.
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capetian dynasty

  • noun a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328
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carlovingian dynasty

  • noun a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987
    Carlovingian dynasty.
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carolingian dynasty

  • noun a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987
    Carlovingian dynasty.
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ch'in dynasty

  • noun the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
    Ch'in dynasty; Qin; Ch'in.
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ch'ing dynasty

  • noun the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu
    Ch'ing; Qing; Manchu dynasty; Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu.
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chou dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
    Zhou; Chou dynasty; Chou; Chow dynasty; Chow.
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chow dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
    Zhou; Chou dynasty; Chou; Chow dynasty; Chow.
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flavian dynasty

  • noun a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian
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han dynasty

  • noun imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
    Han.
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liao dynasty

  • noun the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125
    Liao.
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manchu dynasty

  • noun the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu
    Ch'ing; Qing; Manchu dynasty; Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu.
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merovingian dynasty

  • noun a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750
    Merovingian.
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ming dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
    Ming.
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mongol dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
    Yuan; Mongol dynasty.
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ottoman dynasty

  • noun the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
    Ottoman.
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ptolemaic dynasty

  • noun an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra
    Ptolemy.
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qin dynasty

  • noun the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
    Ch'in dynasty; Qin; Ch'in.
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qing dynasty

  • noun the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu
    Ch'ing; Qing; Manchu dynasty; Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu.
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shang dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC
    Shang.
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song dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
    Sung; Song dynasty; Song.
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sung dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
    Sung; Song dynasty; Song.
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tang dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
    Tang.
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wei dynasty

  • noun any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556
    Wei.
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yuan dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
    Yuan; Mongol dynasty.
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zhou dynasty

  • noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
    Zhou; Chou dynasty; Chou; Chow dynasty; Chow.
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