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CAPETIAN DYNASTY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Capetian dynasty" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
Meronyms (members of "Capetian dynasty"):
Capetian (a member of the Capetian dynasty)