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A line of hereditary rulers of a country
“Founder of the Merovingian dynasty was Merovaeus, said to be descended from the union of a sea creature and a French queen.”
The kingdom ruled by a family, or the state of being ruled by them
“The treasures of a dynasty that survived a civil war and the Great Fire of London are to be displayed to the public.”
A period marked by the rule of a given family or group
“It was during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar in the Chaldean dynasty in Babylon that the circle was divided into 360 degrees.”
An extended period of success, especially in sports
“There is perhaps no greater dynasty in sports than the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s.”
A social group linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties
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