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Meaning of Paramount | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpæɹəmaʊnt

Definitions

  1. A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
  2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  3. A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.
    obsolete

Equivalents

العربية أساسي أعلى فائق مهم جداً
Български висш върховен
Bosanski šumo
Deutsch hervorragend Höchst überragend vorrangig
Español primordial prioritario sumo supremo
Suomi tärkein
Français capital Primordial Suprême
ગુજરાતી સર્વોચ્ચ
हिन्दी सर्वोच्च सर्वोपरि
Hrvatski šumo
Italiano capitale essenziale fondamentale primordiale prioritario
ქართული უმაღლესი
Қазақша Абзал
Македонски врховен првостепен
Nederlands opperste
Polski prymarny
Português primordial sumo supremo vital
Română suprem
Русский архиважный важнейший высший главнейший краеугольный первостепе́нный приоритетный
Српски šumo
Svenska överlägsen
Türkçe Azam ulu yüce
Українська верховний

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

paramount chief paramount title paramountcy Paramountly paramountness paramountship

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