principality
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"This is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has taken place in the principality," Mirmand, the head of Monaco's government, said.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The visit to the principality on the French riviera will take place on March 28 and will be the first papal trip to the city state in modern times.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Monaco's problems showed few signs of abating as they drew 0-0 at Le Havre to leave the principality club with just one victory in nine outings, dropping them down into 10th place.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Yes, you can enjoy the principality of Monaco, with its casinos, yachts and Grand Prix, without a princely budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Because this institution is an ancient one, it cannot be called a new principality.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
"Districts of the capital are not separate principalities where you can walk around in white gloves and neglect your duties," he said, adding that he would not tolerate "sabotage".
From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2023
The mouths of great rivers linked the interiors and the coasts, and capitals and small principalities that developed there taxed the trade on goods traveling to and from the wider world.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
They begin: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come."
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2022
What fascinates me about Little Indias is that they are like little principalities in some ways, like a motherland or a homeland.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2022
Some of them stayed on grants as large as principalities, given to them by Spanish kings who had not the faintest idea of the gift.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
