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English Dictionary: Monarch by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monarch
n
  1. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
    Synonym(s): sovereign, crowned head, monarch
  2. large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
    Synonym(s): monarch, monarch butterfly, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Monarch \Mon"arch\, a.
      Superior to others; pre[89]minent; supreme; ruling.
      [bd]Monarch savage.[b8] --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Monarch \Mon"arch\, n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. [?],
      [?]; [?] alone + [?] to be first, rule, govern. See
      {Archi-}.]
      1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler;
            an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.
  
                     He who reigns Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old
                     repute.                                             --Milton.
  
      2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is
            called the monarch of the forest.
  
      3. A patron deity or presiding genius.
  
                     Come, thou, monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais
            Plexippus}); -- called also {milkweed butterfly}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Monarch, MT
      Zip code(s): 59463
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