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      <comment>t+io:[[rejo]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|fro}} ''[[soverain]]''

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈsɒv.rɪn/}}
* {{audio|en-us-sovereign.ogg|Audio (US)}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# Exercising power of [[rule]].
#: '''''sovereign''' nation''
# Exceptional in [[quality]].
#: '''''sovereign''' remedy''
# Having supreme, [[ultimate]] power.

====Synonyms====
* [[autonomous]]
* [[supreme]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|exercising power of rule}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[sobirà]]
* Czech: {{t|cs|svrchovaný}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|soeverein}}
* Esperanto: [[suverena]]
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|itsenäinen}}, {{t+|fi|suvereeni}}
* French: {{t+|fr|souverain}}
* German: {{t-|de|souverän}}
* [[Interlingua]]: [[soveran]]
* Italian: {{t+|it|sovrano}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|独立した|tr=dokuritsu shita|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|自立した|tr=jiritsu shita|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|суверен|m|tr=súveren|sc=Cyrl}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|soberano}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|suveran}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|soberano}}
* Swedish: [[självständig]], [[suverän]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[సార్వభౌమ]] (saarvabhauma), [[సర్వసత్తాక]] (sarvasattaaka)
* [[Volapük]]: [[soveränik]]
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|exceptional in quality}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|erinomainen}}, {{t+|fi|suvereeni}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|卓越した|tr=takuetsu shita|sc=Jpan}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Swedish: [[suverän]]
{{trans-bottom}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[monarch]]; the [[ruler]] of a [[country]].
# One who is not a [[subject]] to a ruler or nation.
# A [[gold]] [[coin]] [[mint]]ed by the [[United Kingdom]].
# A very large [[champagne]] [[bottle]] with the [[capacity]] of about 25 [[liter]]s, equivalent to 33⅓ [[standard]] bottles.

====Synonyms====
* [[king]]
* [[monarch]]
* [[queen]]

====Derived terms====
* [[sovereignty]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|monarch}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[sobirà]] {{m}}
* Czech: {{t-|cs|vládce|m}}, {{t-|cs|panovník|m}}
* Esperanto: [[suvereno]]
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|monarkki}}, {{t+|fi|hallitsija}}, {{t-|fi|valtias}}
* French: {{t+|fr|souverain|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Souverän}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t|io|rejo}}
* [[Interlingua]]: [[soverano]]
* Italian: {{t+|it|sovrano}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|君主|tr=kunshu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|владетел|m|tr=vládetel|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|mk|суверен|m|tr=súveren|sc=Cyrl}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|soberano}}
* [[Volapük]]: [[soveran]]
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|coin}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[sobirà]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[punta|punnan]] [[kultaraha]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|соверин|m|tr=sóverin|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
* [[half sovereign]]/[[half-sovereign]]

[[Category:Monarchy]]
[[Category:Money]]

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