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that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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descent, line, stock, blood, ancestry, lineage, origin, pedigree, bloodline, stemma, line of descent, blood line, parentage go
the descendants of one individual
the descendants of one individual
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folk, family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry go
people descended from a common ancestor
people descended from a common ancestor
dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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32 Subcategories
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Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty go
a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
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Capetian dynasty go
a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328
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Carolingian dynasty, Carlovingian dynasty go
a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987
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Flavian dynasty go
a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian
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Han, Han dynasty go
imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy
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Hanover, House of Hanover, Hanoverian line go
the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
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Habsburg, Hapsburg go
a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
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Hohenzollern go
a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
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Lancaster, House of Lancaster, Lancastrian line go
the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461
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Liao, Liao dynasty go
the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125
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Merovingian, Merovingian dynasty go
a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750
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Ming, Ming dynasty go
the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
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Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty go
the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
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Plantagenet, Plantagenet line go
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
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Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty go
an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC
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Qin, Qin dynasty, Ch'in, Ch'in dynasty go
the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
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Manchu, Qing, Qing dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty go
the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries
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Romanov, Romanoff go
the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917
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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha go
the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917
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Seljuk go
any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries
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Shang, Shang dynasty go
the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC
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Stuart go
the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714
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Sung, Sung dynasty, Song, Song dynasty go
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
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Tang, Tang dynasty go
the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
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Tudor, House of Tudor go
an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor
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Umayyad, Ommiad, Omayyad go
the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
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Valois go
French royal house from 1328 to 1589
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Wei, Wei dynasty go
any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556
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Windsor, House of Windsor go
the British royal family since 1917
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York, House of York go
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485
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Yuan, Yuan dynasty, Mongol dynasty go
the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
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Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty go
the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC