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sovereign

adjective noun

Greatest in status or authority or power

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
OV
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɒv.ɹɪn

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adjective

  1. Greatest in status or authority or power

    “A supreme tribunal”

adjective

  1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

    “An autonomous judiciary”

noun

  1. A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

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A supreme tribunal
An autonomous judiciary
A sovereign state

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