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See Dominion

English

Etymology

From , from .

Noun

power or the use of power; sovereignty over something.
a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence.

Translations

Finnish: valta, herruus

Finnish: maa-alue

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Finnish

Noun

dominion

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Dominion \Do*min"ion\, n. [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium.
See Domain, Dungeon.]
1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and
controlling; independent right of possession, use, and
control; sovereignty; supremacy.
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I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose
dominion is an everlasting dominion. --Dan. iv. 34.
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To choose between dominion or slavery. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
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2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
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Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion
over things confused and transient. --Dryden.
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3. That which is governed; territory over which authority is
exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as
subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used
figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions.
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4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See
Domination, 3. --Milton.
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By him were all things created . . . whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers.
--Col. i. 16.

Syn: Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction;
government; territory; district; region.
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WordNet dominion
n 1: dominance or power through legal authority; "France held
undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the
rule of Caesar" [syn: rule]
2: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
[syn: district, territory, territorial dominion]
3: one of the self-governing nations in the British
Commonwealth

Moby Dictionary
acme , administration , ally , ambit , antecedence , antecedency ,
anteposition , anteriority , archduchy , archdukedom , area , arena ,
ascendance , ascendancy , ascendant , authority , authorization ,
bailiwick , balance of power , be-all and end-all , beat , blue ribbon ,
body politic , border , borderland , buffer state , captive nation ,
champaign , championship , chieftaincy , chieftainry , circle , circuit ,
city-state , claws , clutches , colony , command , commonweal ,
commonwealth , control , country , county , demesne , department ,
directorship , disposition , domain , dominance , dominancy ,
domination , dominium , duchy , dukedom , earldom , effectiveness ,
eminent domain , empery , empire , field , first place , first prize ,
free city , front position , governance , government , grand duchy ,
grasp , grip , gripe , hand , hands , headship , hegemony , height , helm ,
hemisphere , highest , hold , imperium , influence , iron hand ,
judicial circuit , jurisdiction , kingdom , kingship , land ,
land tenure , landholding , landownership , landowning , leadership ,
lordship , management , mandant , mandate , mandated territory ,
mandatee , mandatory , march , masterdom , mastership , mastery ,
maximum , most , nation , nationality , ne plus ultra , new high , orb ,
orbit , overlordship , ownership , pale , palms , paramountcy , polis ,
polity , possession , possessorship , power , precedence , precedency ,
preceding , precession , precinct , precursor , predominance ,
predominancy , predomination , preeminence , preference , prefixation ,
prelude , preponderance , prepotence , prepotency , presidency ,
primacy , principality , principate , priority , property , proprietary ,
proprietorship , protectorate , prothesis , province ,
puppet government , puppet regime , raj , realm , record , region ,
regnancy , reign , reins of government , republic , round , rule ,
satellite , say , seigniory , seneschalty , settlement ,
sovereign nation , sovereignty , sphere , state , sultanate ,
superiority , superpower , supremacy , suzerainship , suzerainty , sway ,
talons , terrain , territory , the lead , top priority , top spot ,
toparchia , toparchy , upper hand , urgency , walk , whip hand ,
zenith

Dominion, TX (CDP, FIPS 20844) Location: 29.65657 N, 98.61622 W Population (1990): 1196 (509 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)