We must pay attention to the fact that no nation claimed sovereignty over this region.
Source: tatoeba (57932)
Sovereignty
//ˈsɒvɹənti//
Synonyms for "sovereignty" (185 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (56)
dominiondominiumeffectivenesseminent domainemperorshipemperyempireeternityfirst placefirst prizeforemanshipform of governmentgeneralshipglorygovernancegovernmentgovernorshipgraspgripguardianship
Show 35 more words
handhandsheadshiphegemonyheighthighestholinessimmutabilityimperialismimperiumindependenceinfinite goodnessinfinite justiceinfinite loveinfinite mercyinfinite powerinfinite wisdominfinityinfluenceintendancyinternationalisminternationalityiron handjurisdictionkaiserdomkaisershipkingdomkinghoodkingshipland tenurelandholdinglandownershiplandowningleadershipliberty
Noun(1 words)
Related words (92)
lightlordshipmajestymanagementmanagershipmasterdommastershipmasterymaximummonarchymostnationalismnationalityne plus ultranew highomnipotenceomnipotencyomnipresenceomniscienceomnisciency
Show 65 more words
overlordshipoverseershipoversightownershippalmpalmsparamountcypeoplehoodpolitical organizationpolitypossessorshippowerpredominancepredominancypredominationpreeminencepreponderanceprepotenceprepotencypresidencyprimacyprincipalityproctorshipproprietaryproprietorshipqueenhoodqueenshiprajrajashiprecordregimeregimenregnancyregulationroyaltyrulesayseignioryself-determinationself-governmentsovereign nationhoodstatehoodstewardshipsultanatesultanshipsuperintendencesuperintendencysuperioritysupervisionsupervisorshipsupremacysuzerainshipsuzeraintyswaysystem of governmenttalonsthe crownthe thronethronetop spotubiquityunityupper handwhip handzenith
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
9 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
2 entriesTranslations
142 translations across 78 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- soewereiniteit noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- soewereiniteit noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- soewereiniteit noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
Albanian
1 entries- sovranitet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀρχή noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Arabic
2 entries- حَاكِمِيَّة noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- سِيَادَة noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Armenian
1 entries- ինքնիշխանություն noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Asturian
1 entries- soberanía noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- müstəqillik noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- suverenlik noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Belarusian
2 entries- суверэнітэ́т noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- сувэрэнітэ́т noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Bengali
2 entries- প্রভুত্ব noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- সার্বভৌমত্ব noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Bulgarian
2 entries- абсолю́тна власт noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- суверените́т noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Burmese
1 entries- အချုပ်အခြာအာဏာ noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Catalan
3 entries- sobirania noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- sobirania noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- sobirania noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- فەرمان ڕەوایی noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 主權 /主权 noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 主權 /主权 noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Czech
2 entries- suverenita noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- svrchovanost noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Danish
1 entries- suverænitet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Dutch
1 entries- soevereiniteit noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Estonian
1 entries- suveräänsus noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Finnish
4 entries- suvereenisuus noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- suvereniteetti noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- suvereniteetti noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
- suvereniteetti noun (pre-eminent or superior excellence)
French
1 entries- souveraineté noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Galician
2 entries- soberanía noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- soberanía noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Georgian
1 entries- სუვერენიტეტი noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
German
4 entries- Eigenstaatlichkeit noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- Eigenständigkeit noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- Eigenständigkeit noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
- Hoheit noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Greek
1 entries- κυριαρχία noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Hebrew
2 entries- סוּבֶרֶנִיּוּת noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- ריבונות \ רִבּוֹנוּת noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Hindi
2 entries- प्रभुता noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- संप्रभुता noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Hungarian
1 entries- szuverenitás noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Icelandic
1 entries- fullveldi noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Indonesian
1 entries- kedaulatan noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- حاکِمِیَّت noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Irish
4 entries- ardcheannas noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- ardcheannas noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- ceannas noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- ceannas noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
Italian
4 entries- arbitrio noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
- onnipotenza noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- padronanza noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- pieno controllo noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
Japanese
1 entries- 主権 noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Kazakh
2 entries- егемендік noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- егеменділік noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Khmer
1 entries- អធិបតេយ្យ noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Korean
1 entries- 주권 noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- суверенитет noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- эгемендүүлүк noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Lao
1 entries- ອະທິປະໄຕ noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Latin
2 entries- principatus noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- summus imperii noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Latvian
1 entries- suverenitāte noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Lithuanian
1 entries- suverenitetas noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Macedonian
2 entries- суверените́т noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- сувереност noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Malay
1 entries- kedaulatan noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Malayalam
1 entries- സർവ്വാധികാരം noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Manx
1 entries- ard-reeriaght noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
Mongolian
1 entries- суверенитет noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Māori
1 entries- rangatiratanga noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
Navajo
1 entries- akʼídádéestʼį́į́ʼ noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- serwerî noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- suverenitet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- suverenitet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Occitan
1 entries- sobeiranetat noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Pashto
1 entries- حاکميت noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Polish
4 entries- suwerenne państwo noun (territory under the rule of a sovereign; independent or self-governing nation or other polity)
- suwerenność noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- suwerenność noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- suwerenność noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
Portuguese
4 entries- arbítrio noun (of a person: the liberty to decide one’s actions and thoughts)
- autoridade noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- soberania noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
- soberania noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Romanian
1 entries- suveranitate noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Russian
1 entries- суверените́т noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Sanskrit
1 entries- राज्य noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- suverenìtēt noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- суверенѝте̄т noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Sinhalese
1 entries- ස්වාධිපත්යය noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Slovak
2 entries- suverenita noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- zvrchovanosť noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Slovene
1 entries- suverenost noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Spanish
1 entries- soberanía noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Swedish
3 entries- oavhängighet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- självständighet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- suveränitet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Tagalog
2 entries- kahigpunuan noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- soberanya noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Tajik
2 entries- истиқлолият noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- ҳокимият noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Tamil
2 entries- இறைமை noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- இறையாண்மை noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Thai
1 entries- อธิปไตย noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Tocharian B
1 entries- kamartāññe noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Turkish
4 entries- egemenlik noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- hâkimiyet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- hükümranlık noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- mutlak güç noun (of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something)
Turkmen
1 entries- suwerenitet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Udmurt
1 entries- асэрик noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Ukrainian
1 entries- сувереніте́т noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Urdu
1 entries- حاکِمِیَت noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئىگىلىك ھوقۇقى noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Uzbek
2 entries- mustaqillik noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- suverenitet noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chủ quyền noun (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
Sovereignty resides in the people.
Source: tatoeba (265851)
Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Source: tatoeba (554638)
Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the nation.
Source: tatoeba (930865)
Showing 4 of 31 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.