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imperially adverb uk /ɪmˈpɪə.ri.ə.li/ us /ɪmˈpɪr.i.ə.li/ in a way that relates to or is similar to an empire(= a group of countries ruled by a single person or country), or to the person or country that rules an empire: He wanted the country to be economically powerful, imperially successful, and politically stable. The campaign was imperially authorized, led by the governor himself. Imperially ordered persecution of the Christians in the Roman Empire began with Nero's rule. He developed these imperially motivated games of conquest and survival in his book. At 68, he still looks imperially distinguished, even wearing blue jeans. Ethnic Greeks made up the majority of the early, imperially sponsored merchants in the region. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Colonization & self-government acknowledgement of country annex annexation anti-colonial anti-colonialism colony commonwealth condominium crown colony declare independence independence Independence Day intercolonial land acknowledgment Nat secede secession self-determination self-governing self-government
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