Holy Roman Empire

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊli ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊli ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/

Proper noun

the Holy Roman Empire (abbreviated HRE)

  1. (historical) A former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806. [from 17th c.]

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