imperium (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *imperium*:
NOUN	location	imperium, empire	the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
attribute	imperium	supreme authority

English > *imperium*: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	The domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised.
Synonym	empire
Instances	Egyptian Empire, Egypt	An ancient empire to the west of Israel
	Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire	A Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe
	Persia, Persian Empire	An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
	Roman Empire	An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire
	Russia	A former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital
Broader	domain, demesne, land	territory over which rule or control is exercised
Spanish	imperio
Catalan	imperi

English > *imperium*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	supreme authority; absolute dominion.
Broader	authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so	The power or right to give orders or make decisions
Spanish	imperio, imperium
Catalan	imperium

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