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   sovereign

   /ˈsɒvr(ɪ)n/

   noun

   • 1. a supreme ruler, especially a monarch: "the Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain"
   • 2. a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted for commemorative purposes.

   adjective

   • 1. possessing supreme or ultimate power: "in modern democracies the people's will is in theory sovereign" Similar supremeabsoluteunlimitedunrestrictedunrestrainedunboundedboundlessinfiniteultimatetotalunconditionalfullutterparamountprincipalchiefdominantpredominantrulingroyalregalkinglymonarchical
   • ▪ (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without outside interference: "a sovereign, democratic republic" Similar independentself-governingautonomousself-determiningself-legislatingnon-alignedfree
   • ▪ possessing royal power and status: archaic, literary "our most sovereign lord the King"
   • 2. very good or effective: dated "a sovereign remedy for all ills" Similar effectiveefficientpowerfulpotentefficaciouseffectualpracticalusefulproductivehelpfulvaluableworthwhileexcellentoutstandingreliableunfailinginformal:sure-fireOpposite ineffectiveuseless

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French soverain, based on Latin super ‘above’. The change in the ending was due to association with reign.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sovereignly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOVEREIGN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Sovereign can be a noun meaning a king or queen, a coin, or a state that is independent and self-governing. It can also be an adjective meaning excellent or independent. Learn more about the word, its usage and its synonyms with Cambridge Dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOVEREIGN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Sovereign can be a noun meaning a king or queen, a coin, or a state that is independent and self-governing. It can also be an adjective meaning excellent or independent. See more meanings, synonyms, and usage examples.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOVEREIGNTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Sovereignty is the power or authority to rule a country or a state. Learn more about the meaning, usage and history of this word with Cambridge Dictionary, including synonyms, collocations and translations.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOVEREIGN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of sovereign as an adjective for a country or state that is completely independent, and as a noun for the power of a country to control its own government. Find translations of sovereign in Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and more languages.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOVEREIGNTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Sovereignty is the power or authority to rule a country or a group of people. Learn more about the meaning, usage and history of this word with examples and collocations from various sources.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of sovereign – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   SOVEREIGN definition: 1. A sovereign country or state is completely independent. 2. the power of a country to control its…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › pronunciationHow to pronounce SOVEREIGN in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Listen to the audio pronunciation of sovereign in British and American English. Learn the phonetic symbols and sound-by-sound breakdown of the word sovereign.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarysovereign, Sovereign definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   (Definition of sovereign, Sovereign from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sovereign, Sovereign in more languages

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › pl › dictionaryZnaczenie słowa sovereign w języku angielskim - Cambridge...

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    SOVEREIGN definicja: 1. a king or queen 2. a British gold coin that was in use in Britain from 1817 to 1914 and was…. Dowiedź się więcej.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-simplifiedSOVEREIGN in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    SOVEREIGN translate: 统治者, 君主;元首;最高统治者, 硬币, 金镑（英国于1817-1914年之间使用的面值为1英镑的金币）, 政府, 至高无上的;完全独立的, 优秀的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.