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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 See also

[ English

[ Etymology

From Old French soverain

[ Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɒv.rɪn/
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[ Adjective

sovereign (comparative more sovereign, superlative most sovereign)

1. Exercising power of rule.

   sovereign nation

2. Exceptional in quality.

   sovereign remedy

[ Synonyms

• autonomous

[ Translations

exercising power of rule

Catalan: sobirà Esperanto: suverena Finnish: itsenäinen fi(fi), suvereeni fi(fi) French: souverain fr(fr) German: souverän de(de) Interlingua: soveran Italian: sovrano it(it)

Japanese: 独立した ja(ja) (dokuritsu shita), 自立した ja(ja) (jiritsu shita) Romanian: suveran ro(ro) Spanish: soberano es(es) Swedish: självständig, suverän Telugu: సార్వభౌమ (saarvabhauma), సర్వసత్తాక (sarvasattaaka) Volapük: soveränik Português: soberano

exceptional in quality

Finnish: erinomainen fi(fi), suvereeni fi(fi)

Japanese: 卓越した ja(ja) (takuetsu shita) Swedish: suverän

[ Noun

Singular sovereign

Plural sovereigns

sovereign (plural sovereigns)

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 thee capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33⅓ standard bottles.

[ Synonyms

• monarch

[ Derived terms

• sovereignty

[ Translations

monarch

Catalan: sobirà m. Esperanto: suvereno Finnish: monarkki, hallitsija, valtijas French: souverain fr(fr) m. German: Souverän de(de)

Interlingua: soverano Italian: sovrano it(it) Japanese: 君主 ja(ja) (kunshu) Spanish: soberano es(es) Volapük: soveran

coin

Catalan: sobirà m.

Finnish: punnan kultaraha

[ See also

• half sovereign/half-sovereign