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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Imperio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: imˈpe.ɾjo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Empire/ˈɛm.paɪər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El Imperio Español fue uno de los más grandes de la historia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

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

    "The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires in history, encompassing vast territories across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East."
  2. 2

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

    "The British Empire was known for its extensive colonial rule across various continents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French word 'empire', stemming from the Latin 'imperium', meaning command, authority, or supreme power. It entered the English language in the late Middle English period, initially denoting supreme dominion and later shifting to describe a vast collection of territories ruled by a single supreme authority.

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