coimperium

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noun

A political entity that is jointly ruled by two or more external nations.

“New Hebrides was a coimperium of the United Kingdom and France.”

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Meanings

nouncoimperium (plural coimperiums or coimperia)

plural coimperiums · plural coimperia

  1. A political entity that is jointly ruled by two or more external nations.

    New Hebrides was a coimperium of the United Kingdom and France.

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    Furthermore, the criterion for a coimperium being that sovereignty over a territory rests with at least two other States, and for a condominium that at least two other States administer the territory, it is obvious that […]

    1989, Yôrām Dinšṭein, Mala Tabory, International Law at a Time of Perplexity, page 65

Origin

From co- + imperium.

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APA

coimperium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coimperium

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“coimperium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coimperium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coimperium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coimperium.

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