sovereign
Exercising power of ruleExercising power of rule.
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» Zelenskyy is an elected president of a sovereign country.
Selenskyj ist der gewählte Präsident eines souveränen Landes. — frpzzd
Зеленский — избранный президент суверенной страны. — atitarev
Зеленський — обраний президент суверенної країни. — atitarev
atitarev · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesExercising power of rule.
sovereign nation
Native American nations have often been described as sovereign nations, although as regards present-day diplomacy they are, more precisely speaking, autonomous.
souverän
сувере́нныйsuverénnyj
сувере́ннийsuverénnyj
greatest in status or authority or power
Exercising power of rule.
Having supreme, ultimate power; (often specifically, of a polity) having fully independent power in international relations.
Near-synonym: supreme
sovereign country
Exceptional in quality.
Her voice was her sovereign talent.
превосхо́дныйprevosxódnyj
Princely; royal.
Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
(archaic)Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
Examples
42 sentencesZelenskyy is an elected president of a sovereign country.
Зеленський — обраний президент суверенної країни. — atitarev
ruЗеленский — избранный президент суверенной страны. — atitarev
deSelenskyj ist der gewählte Präsident eines souveränen Landes. — frpzzd
Ukraine is a sovereign country.
Україна — суверенна країна. — atitarev
ruУкраина — суверенная страна. — atitarev
deDie Ukraine ist ein souveränes Land. — atitarev
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
more sovereign, most sovereign| Comparative | more sovereign Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sovereign Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- greatest in status or authority or power:supreme
- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces:autonomousindependentself-governing
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.