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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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Example Sentences

a supreme tribunal
an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state

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