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MEROVINGIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750
Synonyms:
Merovingian; Merovingian dynasty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Merovingian" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
Meronyms (members of "Merovingian"):
Merovingian (a member of the Merovingian dynasty)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of the Merovingian dynasty
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Merovingian" is a kind of...):
crowned head; monarch; sovereign (a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right)
Holonyms ("Merovingian" is a member of...):
Merovingian; Merovingian dynasty (a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Merovingian dynasty or its members
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Merovingian (a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750)
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