单词 | sister kingdom |
释义 | > as lemmassister kingdom sister kingdom n. any kingdom regarded as similar to, or having a close relationship with, another or others specified. ΚΠ 1605 A. Munday Triumphes Re-vnited Britania sig. Biijv These Sister-kingdomes now shake hands. 1779 Mirror No. 30 Our frequent communication with the metropolis of our sister kingdom [sc. England]. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. i. 13 The sister kingdom of Aragon. 2006 Hispanic Rev. 74 229 The potential use of military force against Spain's sister kingdom represented the main preoccupation of those within and without the realms in question. < as lemmas |
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