Imperia

US: (ēm pe′ryä)

From imperium (n):

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Im•pe•ria  (ēm pe′ryä), n. 

1. Place Names a seaport in NW Italy. 41,874.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•pe•ri•um  (im pēr′ē əm), n., pl. -pe•ri•a (-pēr′ē ə), -pe•ri•ums. 

1. Government command;
   supreme power.
2. Government area of dominion;
   sphere of control or monopoly;
   empire.
3. Government a nation having or exerting supreme power;
   superpower.
4. Law the right to command the force of the state in order to enforce the law.

• Latin: supreme administrative power, authority, empire, equivalent. to imper(āre) to rule (see imperative) + -ium -ium
• 1645–55