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Viceroy

Noun CEFR B1
ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ

Definitions

  1. One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
  2. A zongdu.
  3. An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

Equivalents

Españolvirrey
Françaisvice-roi
DeutschVizekönig
27 more languages
Catalàvirrei
Češtinamístokrál
Esperantovicreĝo
Gaeilgeleasrí
Magyaralkirály
Italianoviceré
ភាសាខ្មែរឧបរាជ
한국어총독
Latinavicerex
Bahasa Melayuwizurai
မြန်မာဘုရင်ခံ
Nederlandsonderkoning
Portuguêsvice-rei
Românăvicerege
Svenskavicekonung
Tagalogbirey
Türkçenaip
Tiếng Việttổng đốc

Examples

Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.”
The Viceroy's on board - tends to liven things up.”
Mike Davis, a former Senate GOP staffer on Supreme Court nominations and currentviceroy” of Trumpworld, wrote that Alito wasgleefully packing up his chambersafter the 2024 election.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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