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prince

/prɪns/noun

उच्चारण प्रिन्स

राजकुमार, युवराज

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen; the male ruler of a small country; a person who is excellent at something

    राजकुमार, युवराज

    • the Prince of Wales
    • The prince married a farmer's daughter in the story.
    • The young prince rode a white horse.
    + 1 more example
    • The prince attended the opening of the new bridge.

    Synonyms rajkumar heir crown prince yuvraj ruler

    Opposite princess

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

rajkumar heir crown prince yuvraj ruler

Antonyms

princess

§Grammar and usage

Gender pair, asked often: prince and princess; duke and duchess; lord and lady; heir and heiress.

लिंग जोड़ी अक्सर पूछी जाती है: prince और princess; duke और duchess; lord और lady; heir और heiress।

The adjective princely means very large or generous ('a princely sum').

Adjective princely का अर्थ बहुत बड़ा या उदार है ('a princely sum')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Prince Charming (a perfect man who is the answer to a woman's dreams).

Idiom 'Prince Charming' (किसी स्त्री के सपनों का आदर्श पुरुष, सपनों का राजकुमार)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

History GK: India had over 560 princely states at independence; Sardar Patel and VP Menon integrated them; Hyderabad, Junagadh and Kashmir were the last to join.

इतिहास GK में स्वतंत्रता के समय भारत में 560 से अधिक रियासतें थीं; सरदार पटेल और वी पी मेनन ने उनका एकीकरण किया; हैदराबाद, जूनागढ़ और कश्मीर सबसे अंत में शामिल हुए।

Literature: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (1513) is a famous book on politics.

साहित्य में Machiavelli की 'The Prince' (1513) राजनीति पर प्रसिद्ध पुस्तक है।