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MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750
Synonyms:
Merovingian; Merovingian dynasty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Merovingian dynasty" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
Meronyms (members of "Merovingian dynasty"):
Merovingian (a member of the Merovingian dynasty)