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/ɑ̃.piʁ/
Translation
empire
Word origin
From Latin imperium ('command, authority, dominion'), from imperare ('to command'), built on in- and parare ('to prepare, to make ready'). English 'empire' and 'imperial' come from the same word.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- imperium
- English cognates
- empire, imperial, imperative
Grammar
Examples
L' .
The Roman Empire lasted several centuries.
Cette bâti industriel .
That family built an industrial empire in thirty years.
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Great empires always end up falling.
expose l'.
The museum displays objects brought back from all over the empire.
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He dreams of an empire, she dreams of a small shop.
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