Saint-Empire romain germanique

French

Alternative forms

• saint empire romain (literally “Roman holy empire”) (obsolete)
• Saint-Empire romain de la nation germanique (literally “Roman Holy-Empire of the German[ic] Nation”)

Etymology

Literally, “Germanic Roman Holy-Empire”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.tɑ̃.piʁ ʁɔ.mɛ̃ ʒɛʁ.ma.nik/

Proper noun

Saint-Empire romain germanique m

1. (history) Holy Roman Empire (a former state in Central Europe)

Further reading

• Saint-Empire romain germanique on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr