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Meaning of monarch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmɒnək

Definitions

  1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy
  2. A surname.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
  4. A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America.
  5. A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America
  6. Locations in Canada:
    countable, uncountable
  7. A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta.
    countable, uncountable
  8. a king, queen, emperor, or empress. monarg مَلِك монарх monarca monarcha der/die Monarch(in) monark μονάρχηςmonarca monarh سلطان monarkki monarqueמלך, מלכה राजा monarh (egyed)uralkodó kepala negara monarki einvaldur; konungur, drottning monarca 君主 세습적 군주 monarchas monarhs raja vorstmonark, konge, dronningmonarcha ،سلطان شاه monarca monarh монарх monarcha vladar monarh monark กษัตริย์ hükümdar 君主 монарх بادشاہ quốc vương 君主
  9. A police officer.
  10. A police officer
  11. The Monarch, a mountain in British Columbia.
    countable, uncountable
  12. (a country etc that has) government by a monarch. monargie الحُكومه المَلَكيه монархия monarquia monarchie die Monarchie monarki μοναρχίαmonarquía monarhia سلطنت مطلقه monarkia monarchie מוֹנַרכיָה, שִׁלטוֹן מְלוּכָנִי राजतंत्रवाद monarhija monarchia monarki konungsríki; einvaldsríki; konungsveldi monarchia 君主制 군주제 monarchija monarhija sistem beraja koninkrijkmonarki, kongedømmemonarchia شاهى حكومت monarquia monarhie монархия monarchia monarhija monarhija monarki ประเทศที่มีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็น...
    etc
  13. A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
    capitalized, often
  14. A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers
  15. Two other peaks with the affix "mountain": Monarch Mountain (Alberta) and Monarch Mountain (British Columbia).
    countable, uncountable
  16. One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially:a. A sole and absolute ruler.
  17. The chief or best thing of its kind.
  18. The chief or best thing of its kind
  19. One that commands or rules: "I am monarch of all I survey" (William Cowper).
  20. A number of places in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
  21. An unincorporated community near Monarch Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado.
    countable, uncountable
  22. Any bird of the family Monarchidae.
  23. One that surpasses others in power or preeminence: "Mont Blanc is the monarch of the mountains" (Byron).
  24. An unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana.
    countable, uncountable
  25. A monarch butterfly.
  26. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
  27. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a sovereign head of state, esp a king, queen, or emperor, who rules usually by hereditary right
  28. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
  29. a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing
  30. An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Wyoming.
    countable, uncountable
  31. (Animals) Also called: milkweed a large migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family Danaidae
    Danaus plexippus,
  32. a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.

Equivalents

Afrikaans monarg
አማርኛ ንጉሥ
العربية الملك عاهل ملك
Български монарх
বাংলা সম্রাট
Bosanski monarh raja ratu монарх
Català monarca
Čeština mocnář monarcha panovník potentát
Cymraeg teyrn
Dansk monark
Ελληνικά μονάρχης
Esperanto monarĥo monarko
Español monarca
Euskara monarka
فارسی پادشاه ملکه
Français monarque
Gaeilge monarc
Galego monarca
Hrvatski monarh raja ratu монарх
Հայերեն միապետ
Bahasa Indonesia datu kehicap raja ratu
Italiano monarca
日本語 君主 王者
ქართული მონარქი
Қазақша патша
Кыргызча падыша
Latviešu monarhs
Македонски владетел монарх
Монгол ван
मराठी राजा
Bahasa Melayu pemerintah permaisuri raja ratu
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဘုရင်
Nederlands monarch
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰਾਜਾ
Română monarh
Русский монарх
Slovenčina monarcha
Slovenščina monarh
Српски monarh raja ratu монарх
Svenska monark
தமிழ் அரசன்
Tagalog monarka
Türkçe Hakan hükümdar
Українська монарх монархиня
Tiếng Việt quân chủ quốc quân quốc vương vua vựa

Examples

“Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.”
“But I know the monarchs are close by, their orange-and-black wings folded, dusted, and baked by heat, ready to flee south.”
“‘Skippy gets off. An ya know the first thing e says to them monarch? E turns round on em an yelps, “An now ya can just gimme back that bottle.”’”

CEFR level

C2
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