🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

impérios

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩˈpeɾjus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Empires/ˈɛm.paɪərz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os impérios coloniais tiveram um grande impacto na história mundial."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government.

    "The Roman Empire was known for its vast territories and influence across Europe and the Mediterranean."
  2. 2

    A major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority.

    "The British Empire was the largest empire in history, spanning multiple continents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'empires' is derived from the Latin 'imperium', meaning 'command' or 'authority'. It evolved through Old French 'empire', which referred to a realm or dominion, and has been used in English since the late Middle Ages to denote extensive territories ruled by a single sovereign authority.

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