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English noun: monarch

1. monarch (person) a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right


Synonymscrowned head, sovereign


Broader (hypernym)chief of state, head of state, ruler, swayer


Narrower (hyponym)Capetian, Carlovingian, Carolingian, czar, emperor, king, male monarch, Merovingian, Rex, Shah, Shah of Iran, tsar, tzar

2. monarch (animal) large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed


SynonymsDanaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch butterfly


Broader (hypernym)danaid, danaid butterfly


Member meronymDanaus, genus Danaus









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