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a·ris·to·crat·ic

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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to government by an aristocracy.

2.	belonging to or favoring the aristocracy.

3.	characteristic of an aristocrat; having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy: aristocratic bearing; aristocratic snobbishness.

Also, a·ris·to·crat·i·cal.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < Gk aristokratikós pertaining to aristocracy; see -ic

]

—Related forms

a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb

a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ness, a·ris·to·crat·ic·ness, noun

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a·ris·to·crat Audio Help (ə-rĭs'tə-krāt', ār'ĭs-) Pronunciation Key
n.

A member of a ruling class or of the nobility.
A person having the tastes, manners, or other characteristics of the aristocracy: a natural aristocrat who insists on the best accommodations.
A person who advocates government by an aristocracy.
One considered the best of its kind: the aristocrat of cars.

[French aristocrate, from aristocratie, aristocracy, from Old French, from Late Latin aristocratia; see aristocracy.]

a·ris'to·crat'ic, a·ris'to·crat'i·cal adj., a·ris'to·crat'i·cal·ly adv.

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aristocratic
adjective
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"

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ˌaristoˈcratic [-ˈkrӕ-, (American) əˌristəˈkrӕtik] adjective

(of people, behaviour etc) proud and noble-looking
Example: an aristocratic manner

Arabic:	أرِستوقْراطي، أنيق، لائِق
Chinese (Simplified):	贵族式的
Chinese (Traditional):	貴族式的
Czech:	aristokratický, šlechtický
Danish:	aristokratisk
Dutch:	aristocratisch
Estonian:	aristokraatlik
Finnish:	ylhäinen
French:	aristocratique
German:	aristokratisch
Greek:	αριστοκρατικός
Hungarian:	arisztokratikus
Icelandic:	aðals-, höfðingja-
Indonesian:	sikap ningrat
Italian:	aristocratico

Japanese:	貴族的な
Korean:	귀족(풍)의
Latvian:	aristokrātisks
Lithuanian:	aristokratiškas
Norwegian:	aristokratisk
Polish:	arystokratyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	aristocrático
Portuguese (Portugal):	aristocrático
Russian:	аристократический
Slovak:	aristokratický
Slovenian:	aristokratski
Spanish:	aristocrático
Swedish:	aristokratisk
Turkish:	soylulara ait, aristokratik

See also: aristocracy, aristocrat

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