sovereign
A monarch: a supreme ruler of a country in a monarchical systemA monarch: a supreme ruler of a country in a monarchical system.
» Zelenskyy is an elected president of a sovereign country.
Selenskyj ist der gewählte Präsident eines souveränen Landes.
Зеленский — избранный президент суверенной страны.
Зеленський — обраний президент суверенної країни.
Meaning
7 sensesA monarch: a supreme ruler of a country in a monarchical system.
Souverän, Herrscher
сувере́нsuverén, госуда́рьgosudárʹ, госуда́рыняgosudárynja
сувере́нsuverén, госуда́рhosudár, волода́рvolodár
One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.
со́веренsóveren
A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles.
Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, eg., ursula, viceroy.
(UK, slang)A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.
Examples
42 sentencesZelenskyy is an elected president of a sovereign country.
Зеленський — обраний президент суверенної країни.
ruЗеленский — избранный президент суверенной страны.
deSelenskyj ist der gewählte Präsident eines souveränen Landes.
Ukraine is a sovereign country.
Україна — суверенна країна.
ruУкраина — суверенная страна.
deDie Ukraine ist ein souveränes Land.
Algeria is a fully sovereign state.
Algeria is a recognized sovereign nation.
The sovereign completely recovered from his illness.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souveraiFrom Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souverain), from Vulgar Latin *superānus (compare Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above”). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Doublet of soprano, from the same Latin root via Italian. Doublet of souverain. See also suzerain, foreign.
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Forms
plural: sovereignsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right:crowned headmonarch