nnoun.statedominance or power through legal authoritySynset:rule
Examples:- France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa
- the rule of Caesar
Derivationally Related Form:dominaterule
Hypernyms:ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency control dominance
Inherited Hypernyms:dominiondominanceconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:paramountcyrajreignsovereigntysuzerainty
Full Hyponyms:paramountcyrajreignsceptersuzerainty
nnoun.locationa region marked off for administrative or other purposesSynset:district territorial dominion territory
Derivationally Related Form:districtterritorial
Hypernyms:region
Inherited Hypernyms:districtregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:British East AfricaBritish West Africaadministrative districtadministrative divisionassociated stateborder districtborderlandcity districtcommunitycongressional districtdevelopmentenclavegoldfieldjurisdictionmandatemandatorymarchmarchlandpalatinatepossessionprotectorateresidential arearesidential districtterritorial divisiontrust territorytrusteeship
Instance Hyponyms:Acadia Acre AS American Samoa Eastern Samoa Aragon Athos Mount Athos Attica Boeotia Castile Castilla Catalonia Darfur East Malaysia Galloway Kordofan Lake District Lakeland Lothian Region Louisiana Purchase KwaZulu-Natal Natal Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Northern Territory Northwest Territories Nunavut Palatinate Pfalz Papal States Malaya Peninsular Malaysia West Malaysia Yukon Yukon Territory
Full Hyponyms:abbacyadditionadministrative districtafrican countryamerican statearchbishopricarchdeaconryarchdioceseasian countryaustralian statebailiwickbalkan countrybanana republicbarbary coastbarriobedroom communityboom townborderlandboroughbritish east africabritish west africabuffer stateburgbusiness districtcaliphatecanadian provincecantoncentral american countrycitycity districtcombat zonecommonwealthcommunecongressional districtcountrycountycounty palatinecow towndepartmentdevelopmentdiocesedockyardenclaveenterprise zoneeparchyeuropean countryexurbiafatherlandfaubourgfederal districtfree stateghettoghost towngoldfieldgreecehometownhousing developmenthousing estatehousing projectindian reservationitalian regionjurisdictionjusticiarykasbahkingdommain streetmalaysian statemandatemarket townmedinamunicipalitynational capitalnorth american countryold countryoutskirtpalatinateparishpatriarchateplanned communitypolice precinctpossessionprecinctprefecturepreserveprotectorateprovincial capitalquarterred-light districtreservationresidential districtretirement communityscandinavian countryschool districtseafrontshantytownshireshooting preserveskid roadskid rowslave stateslumsouth american countrysoviet socialist republicstatestate capitalstockbroker beltsuburbsultanateswiss cantontax haventenement districttin pan alleytowntownshiptrust territoryturfuptownvenueviceroyaltyvoting precinctwardwarrenwaterfront
nnoun.groupone of the self-governing nations in the British CommonwealthHypernyms:body politic commonwealth country land nation res publica state
Inherited Hypernyms:dominionstatepolitical unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity