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Holy Roman Empire
noun
Definition of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
: an empire consisting primarily of a loose confederation of German and Italian territories under the suzerainty of an emperor and existing from the 9th or 10th century to 1806
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First Known Use of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
1728
Holy Roman Empire
geographical name
Definition of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
realm of varying extent in cen Europe in medieval & modern periods with Germany as chief component
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Holy Roman Empire
geographical name
Definition of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE for Kids
empire consisting mainly of German and Italian territories and existing from 9th or 10th century to 1806
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