karaliste

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From karalis (king) +‎ -iste, a term coined by A. Kronvalds, borrowed from Lithuanian karalỹstė in the 1870s. Kronvalds borrowed also karalis (king) (q.v.).[1]

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Noun

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karaliste f (5th declension)

  1. kingdom (monarchy led by a king or queen)
    Jordānijas Hašimītu karaliste ir konstitucionāla monarhijathe Hashimite kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy
    kopš 1964. gada Svazilenda ir konstitucionāla karalistesince 1964 Swaziland is a constitutional kingdom

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “karalis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN