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Etymology
From OF. soverain

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sovereign.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
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1. Exercising power of rule.

#: sovereign nation

1. Exceptional in quality.

#: sovereign remedy

Translations
trans-top|exercising power of rule
Catalan: sobirà
Esperanto: suverena
Finnish: t+|fi|itsenäinen, t-|fi|suvereeni
French: t+|fr|souverain
German: t-|de|souverän
Interlingua: soveran
Italian: t+|it|sovrano
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Romanian: t-|ro|suveran
Spanish: t+|es|soberano
Swedish: självständig, suverän
Telugu: సార�వభ�మ (saarvabhauma), సర�వసత�తా� (sarvasattaaka)
Volapük: soveränik
Português: soberano
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trans-top|exceptional in quality
Finnish: t+|fi|erinomainen, t-|fi|suvereeni
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Swedish: suverän
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Noun
en-noun

1. A monarch; the ruler of a country.
2. One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
3. A gold coin minted by the United Kingdom.
4. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33� standard bottles.

Translations
trans-top|monarch
Catalan: sobirà m
Esperanto: suvereno
Finnish: monarkki, hallitsija, valtijas
French: t+|fr|souverain|m
German: t+|de|Souverän
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Interlingua: soverano
Italian: t+|it|sovrano
Spanish: t+|es|soberano
Volapük: soveran
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trans-top|coin
Catalan: sobirà m
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Finnish: punta|punnan kultaraha
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Derived terms
half sovereign/half-sovereign
sovereignty

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