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Monarchy Pronunciation
Monarchy is pronounced MAH-nahr-kee, IPA /ˈmɑnɑrki/.
MAH-nahr-kee
US /ˈmɑnɑrki/ · UK /ˈmɒnəki/
Syllables: MAH · nahr · kee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A system of government headed by a king or queen.
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Monarchy in a Sentence
- Spain restored its monarchy in 1975.
- The monarchy costs the taxpayer a fixed sum each year.
- They argued for an elected head of state instead of a monarchy.
Common Mispronunciations of Monarchy
Not MAH-nar-chee
That ch comes from Greek and stays a k. Monarch, anarchy, and hierarchy all take the same hard sound.
Not muh-NAHR-kee
Hold the beat on the opening MAH. Monarchic shifts it to the middle, which is why the two words feel so different in the mouth.
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