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aristocracy

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аристократія

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Aristokratie

The nobility, or the hereditary ruling classThe nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.

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UK/ˌæɹ.ɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/US/ˌɛɹ.ɪˈstɑ.kɹə.si/

» They are considered the aristocracy in our town.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
Aristokratie
аристокра́тияaristokrátija, знатьznatʹ
аристокра́тіяarystokrátija
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
(countable, uncountable)Government by such a class, or a state with such a government.
Aristokratie
аристокра́тияaristokrátija
аристокра́тіяarystokrátija
(countable, uncountable)A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others.
Aristokratie
аристокра́тияaristokrátija, знатьznatʹ
аристокра́тіяarystokrátija

Examples

11 sentences

They are considered the aristocracy in our town.
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Antiquity is the aristocracy of history.
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Democracy is the aristocracy of rascals.
ruДемократия — это аристократия негодяев.
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Nancy comes from what we call the aristocracy.
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Many revolutions have aimed to abolish the aristocracy.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

the nobility or the hereditary ruling class:

Русский

By meaning 1

the nobility or the hereditary ruling class:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

the nobility or the hereditary ruling class:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient G

Borrowed from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā, “the rule of the best“, that is, “the best-born”, “nobility”), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best, noblest”) + -κρατίᾱ (-kratíā), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”). By surface analysis, aristo- + -cracy.

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